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
Adversity is the mother of progress.
There is no god higher than truth.
The golden way is to be friends with the world and to regard the whole human family as one.
To see the universal and all-pervading Spirit of Truth face to face, one must be able to love the meanest of all creation as oneself.
It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business.
When you know the truth, the truth makes you a soldier.
To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness.
If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children.
Always believe in your dreams, because if you don't, you'll still have hope.
I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong.
Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.
Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.
Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.
Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.