Mahatma Gandhi's Life and Achievements

• Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in the coastal Gujarati village of Porbandar.
• After studying law in London, Gandhi returned to India to work as a lawyer, but found little success.
• In 1915, Gandhi began to lead protests against discrimination and poverty in India.
• In 1921, he became the leader of the Indian National Congress, which aimed to achieve independence from British rule.
• Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for social reform, including efforts to end poverty, expand womens rights, and build religious and ethnic amity.
• In 1930, Gandhi led a protest against a British-imposed salt tax.
• In 1942, Gandhi called for the British to leave India.
• In 1947, British India became independent as two separate dominions, with Gandhi supporting the Hindu-majority India.
• In the months following independence, Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to pressure the government to pay Pakistan assets owed.
• In 1948, Gandhi began a fast to pressure the government to provide food to the poor. He completed the fast in January of that year.
• Mahatma Gandhi died on January 30, 1948, at the age of 80.

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