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Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
What was Gandhi's method of resistance?
What was Gandhi's method of resistance?
What was the purpose of Gandhi's protests in India upon his return from South Africa?
What was the purpose of Gandhi's protests in India upon his return from South Africa?
What was the Dandi Salt March?
What was the Dandi Salt March?
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What happened to India after gaining independence in 1947?
What happened to India after gaining independence in 1947?
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Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
- Gandhi was born in coastal Gujarat in 1869 and trained in law in London.
- He lived in South Africa for 21 years and employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- In 1915, he returned to India and organized protests against excessive land-tax and discrimination.
- Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- He adopted a simple lifestyle and undertook fasts as a means of political protest.
- Gandhi challenged the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
- India gained independence in 1947 but was partitioned into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.
- Gandhi attempted to alleviate religious violence and undertook hunger strikes to stop it before his assassination in 1948.
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How much do you know about the life and legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi? Test your knowledge with our quiz! Explore his nonviolent resistance tactics, his campaigns for civil rights and self-rule, and his impact on India's independence from British rule. Discover the man behind the iconic Dandi Salt March and his efforts to alleviate religious violence. Keywords: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, nonviolent resistance, civil rights, self-rule, Dandi Salt March, India's independence,
