How much do you know about Mahatma Gandhi?

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Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, nationalist, and political ethicist.
He employed nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
Gandhi was born in coastal Gujarat and trained in law in London.
He first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights in South Africa, where he lived for 21 years.
In 1915, he returned to India and organized protests against discrimination and excessive land-tax.
Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
He adopted the short dhoti and lived in a self-sufficient community, eating simple food and undertaking long fasts as a means of introspection and protest.
Gandhi led the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
He was imprisoned many times and for many years in both South Africa and India.
Gandhi is widely recognized as a global symbol of nonviolence and civil rights.