Mahatma Gandhi's Life and Legacy

• Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Gujarat, India.
• He became a lawyer in 1891 and began to practice in India, but was unsuccessful.
• In 1915, he moved to South Africa to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit and began to use nonviolent resistance.
• Gandhi was imprisoned many times and for many years in both South Africa and India.
• 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 visited the affected areas after independence and attempted to alleviate distress.
• In 1948, he began a hunger strike to pressure India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan. He ended the strike after nine days.
• Gandhi died on January 30, 1948.

Test your knowledge about the life and achievements of Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent leader in India's struggle for independence. Learn about his early life, advocacy for nonviolent resistance, and efforts to alleviate distress post independence.