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
Even a little untruth destroys a man, as a drop of poison ruins milk.
Deeds and seeds, take their own time to fructify.
A man who behaves like a beast is worse than the beast.
When a man gives way to anger, he only harms himself.
Happiness eludes us if we run after it.
In the dictionary of satyagraha, there is no enemy.
Stoning prophets and erecting churches to their memory afterwards has been the way of the world through the ages. Today we worship Christ, but the Christ in the flesh we crucified.
Those who believe religion and politics aren't connected don't understand either.
Self-restraint is the very keystone of the ethics of vow-taking.
A national spirit is necessary for national existence. A flag is a material aid to the development of such a spirit.
Every murder or other injury, no matter for what cause, committed or inflicted on another is a crime against humanity.
Hindu-Muslim unity, khaddar and removal of untouchability are to me the foundation of Swaraj.
If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy we cannot afford to be intolerant. Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.
Cow protection is the gift of Hinduism to the world.