Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa,—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapuin India. In common parlance in India he is often called Gandhiji. He is unofficially called the Father of the Nation...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth2 October 1869
CityPortbandar, India
CountryIndia
The nonviolence I teach is active nonviolence of the strongest. But the weakest can partake in it without becoming weaker.
I have been practicing, with scientific precision, nonviolence and its possibilities for an unbroken period of over fifty years.
I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes.
I will not have the power of nonviolence to be underestimated in order to cover my limitations or weaknesses.
I shall, of course, die with nonviolence on my lips.
I have no weapon but nonviolence.
The only virtue I want to claim is truth and nonviolence.
Every moment of my existence is dedicated to the winning of Swaraj by means of truth and nonviolence.
If my nonviolence is to be contagious and infectious, I must acquire greater control over my thoughts.
For me nonviolence is a creed. I must act up to it, whether I am alone or have companions.
My creed of nonviolence is an extremely active force.
The religion of nonviolence is not meant merely for therishis and saints.
Since the propagation of nonviolence is the mission of my life, I must pursue it in all weathers.
Truth is my God. I can only search Him through nonviolence and in on other way.