Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the city of Porbandar in Gujarat, India
He trained as a lawyer and began practicing in 1891, but found little success in India
In 1915, Gandhi returned to India and soon became involved in the Indian National Congress, leading campaigns for social and political reform
In August 1947, India became independent and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan
Gandhi used nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom around the world.
Gandhi adopted the traditional Indian dress of a dhoti and hand-spun yarn as a sign of his connection to the rural poor.
He undertook several hunger strikes to protest religious violence following independence.
Gandhi died on January 30, 1948 at the age of 80.

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