Mahatma Gandhi's Life and Work Quiz

• Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in the coastal town of Porbandar, Gujarat, India.
• He trained as a lawyer and started his own law practice in India, but was unable to achieve success.
• In 1893, Gandhi moved to South Africa to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit.
• He lived in South Africa for 21 years, during which time he campaigned for civil rights and against discrimination.
• In 1915, Gandhi returned to India and became the leader of the Indian National Congress.
• Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding womens rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
• In 1947, British India was partitioned into India and Pakistan, and Gandhi opposed the decision.
• Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes between 1947 and 1948 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 about the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent figure in India's struggle for independence and a leader of nonviolent resistance.