Mahatma Gandhi's Life and Legacy

• Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Gujarat, India.
• He trained as a lawyer and moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant.
• In 1915, he returned to India and soon became involved in the Indian National Congress, leading campaigns for civil rights and self-rule.
• In 1921, he assumed leadership of the Congress and led nationwide campaigns for improving the conditions of the poor and ending religious violence.
• In 1947, Britain granted independence to India and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions.
• Gandhi did not celebrate independence, instead visiting areas affected by the partition to try to stop religious violence.
• In 1948, he began a hunger strike to pressure the Indian government to pay Pakistan some money it owed. He completed the strike in January 1949.
• Gandhi died on January 30, 1948.

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