Mahatma Gandhi's Life and Legacy

• Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Gujarat, India.
• He trained as a lawyer and began working in India in 1893 but was unsuccessful.
• In 1915, he returned to India and soon became involved in the Indian National Congress, which was fighting for independence from British rule.
• Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for civil rights and freedom, including the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and the Quit India movement in 1942.
• In 1947, Britain granted independence to India and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan.
• Gandhi did not celebrate independence, instead visiting the affected areas to try to stop religious violence.
• Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes in the months following independence in order to pressure the Indian government to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan.
• Gandhi died on January 30, 1948, at the age of 80.

Test your knowledge on the life and contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent leader of the Indian independence movement. From his early struggles as a lawyer to his pivotal role in India's freedom struggle and his efforts to promote peace and religious harmony, this quiz examines the key events in Gandhi's life.