5 Questions
What was the reason for Gandhi's move to South Africa in 1893?
To work as a lawyer and advocate for civil rights
What was the purpose of the Dandi Salt March in 1930?
To challenge the British-imposed salt tax
What was Gandhi's vision for an independent India?
A country based on religious pluralism
What was the outcome of Britain's granting of independence to India in 1947?
The British Indian Empire was divided into two dominions
What was the purpose of Gandhi's hunger strikes?
To stop religious violence
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 was born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat and trained in law in London.
- He moved to South Africa in 1893 and lived there for 21 years, where he first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- In 1915, he returned to India and led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
- Gandhi adopted the short dhoti woven with hand-spun yarn as a mark of identification with India's rural poor.
- He challenged the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
- Gandhis vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged by Muslim nationalism in the early 1940s.
- In August 1947, Britain granted independence, and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions.
- Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to stop religious violence and the last one began in Delhi on 12 January 1948.
Test your knowledge about the life and legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Indian lawyer who led the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. From his early years in Gujarat to his adoption of nonviolent resistance and his leadership in nationwide campaigns, this quiz will challenge your understanding of one of the most influential figures in modern history. Learn about Gandhi's iconic Dandi Salt March, his vision for an independent and pluralistic India, and his efforts to stop religious violence through hunger strikes
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