Mahatma Gandhi: Life and Legacy

• 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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