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What was Gandhi's profession?
What was the name of the campaign that Gandhi employed to lead India's independence from British rule?
Where was Gandhi born?
How did Gandhi persuade his mother to let him go to London to study law?
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What was the name of the organization that Gandhi helped found in South Africa to represent the Indian community?
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What was the name of Gandhi's farm near Johannesburg?
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What did Gandhi declare about British rule in India in his book Hind Swaraj?
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What was the name of the act passed by the British government to block Gandhi's movement?
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What did Gandhi do to win public support for the Kheda agitation?
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Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
- Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- He was born into a Gujarati Hindu Modh Bania family in Porbandar, a coastal town on the Kathiawar Peninsula and then part of the small princely state of Porbandar in the Kathiawar Agency of the British Raj.
- Gandhi trained in law in London and moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit.
- In South Africa, he raised a family and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
- He led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, and achieving self-rule.
- Gandhi was assassinated in Delhi on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a militant Hindu nationalist.
- Gandhi is considered the Father of the Nation in India and was commonly called Bapu (Gujarati endearment for 'father', 'papa').
- Gandhi dropped out of college in Bombay and went to study law in London.
- He made a vow to abstain from meat, alcohol, and women to persuade his mother to let him go.
- Gandhi joined the London Vegetarian Society and was elected to its executive committee.
- He was called to the bar in June 1891 but failed to establish a law practice in Bombay.
- In 1893, he went to South Africa to be a lawyer for a Muslim merchant's cousin.
- Gandhi faced discrimination in South Africa and decided to protest for his rights.
- He extended his stay in South Africa to oppose a bill that denied Indians the right to vote.
- He helped found the Natal Indian Congress and molded the Indian community of South Africa into a unified political force.
- During the Boer War, Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Ambulance Corps to support British combat troops.
- Gandhi spent 21 years in South Africa, where he developed his political views, ethics, and politics.
- Gandhi was trained and medically certified to serve on the front lines during the Battle of Colenso and the Battle of Spion Kop.
- Gandhi adopted the methodology of Satyagraha (devotion to the truth) for the first time in South Africa in 1906.
- Gandhi focused on Indians and Africans in South Africa and initially was not interested in politics.
- Gandhi was discriminated against and bullied, leading him to resist and fight for rights.
- Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress and entered politics.
- Gandhi's views on racism are contentious in some cases, but he later served and helped Africans as a nurse and by opposing racism.
- Gandhi established Tolstoy Farm near Johannesburg in 1910.
- Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and joined the Indian National Congress.
- Gandhi escalated demands for Indian independence until the Indian National Congress declared independence on January 26, 1930.
- The British partitioned the land with India and Pakistan achieving independence on terms that Gandhi disapproved.
- Gandhi initiated a signature campaign in Kheda, where peasants pledged non-payment of revenue even under the threat of confiscation of land.
- A social boycott of revenue officials accompanied the agitation.
- Gandhi worked hard to win public support for the agitation across the country.
- In 1919, Gandhi sought political co-operation from Muslims in his fight against British imperialism by supporting the Ottoman Empire.
- The British government passed the Rowlatt Act to block Gandhi's movement.
- Gandhi leveraged the Khilafat movement, wherein Sunni Muslims in India championed the Turkish Caliph as a solidarity symbol of the Islamic community.
- The increasing Muslim support for Gandhi temporarily stopped the Hindu-Muslim communal violence.
- With his book Hind Swaraj, Gandhi declared that British rule was established in India with the co-operation of Indians and had survived only because of this co-operation.
- In February 1919, Gandhi cautioned the Viceroy of India with a cable communication that if the British were to pass the Rowlatt Act, he would appeal to Indians to start civil disobedience.
- Gandhi expanded his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include the swadeshi policy – the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods.
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Test your knowledge of the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi with this informative quiz. From his early years as a law student in London to his leadership in the Indian National Congress and his use of nonviolent resistance to achieve independence from British rule, Gandhi's impact on the world is undeniable. Explore his experiences in South Africa, his advocacy for civil rights and nonviolence, and the controversies surrounding his views on racism. This quiz will challenge your understanding of one of the most influential figures of the
