Mahatma Gandhi

Fact File:

Name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Date of birth: October 2nd, 1869.

Place of birth: Porbandar, India.

Place of death: New Delhi, India.

Professions: Lawyer.

Personal Life: Married to Kasturba Gandhi. Children: Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas.

Important facts:

1. Gandhi fought for civil rights.

2. Gandhi fought for Indian independence.

3. Gandhi had an important role in WWI.

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. What revolutions was Gandhi a catalyst of?
2. Where did Gandhi go to continue his career?
3. What moment was pivotal for Gandhi, sparking his commitment to anti – colonial politics?
4. When did India declare independence?
5. What was Gandhi’s philosophy?

This is the place that Gandhi made his home until 1930, and was one of the nerve centers of the Indian freedom struggle. The ashram is in fact home to the famed ideology of Satyagraha. It is now a museum that you can visit.