3 Questions
When did Mahatma Gandhi begin his political career?
1915
What did Gandhi do to identify with the Indian rural poor?
Adopted traditional Indian dress
What was the indirect goal of Gandhi's last hunger strike?
To pressure India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan
Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Gujarat, India.
- He trained as a lawyer and began his political career in South Africa.
- He returned to India in 1915 and began leading campaigns for civil rights and freedom.
- In 1921, Gandhi became the leader of the Indian National Congress and led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding womens rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
- Gandhi adopted the traditional Indian dress of a dhoti and began living a self-sufficient lifestyle as a way of identifying with the Indian rural poor.
- He undertook several hunger strikes to stop religious violence in India.
- The last of these, begun in January 1948, also had the indirect goal of pressuring India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan.
- Gandhi died on January 30, 1948.
Test your knowledge about Mahatma Gandhi, a key figure in India's fight for independence, known for his nonviolent civil disobedience and advocacy for social justice.
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