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
It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
Hatred can be overcome only by love.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
Power is of two kinds: one is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love.
What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself.
A person unbound by vows can never be absolutely relied upon.
After long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that (1) all religions are true; (2) all religions have some error in them; (3) all religions are almost as dear to me as my own Hinduism, in as much as all human beings should be as dear to one as one's own close relatives.
It is very significant that some of the most thoughtful and cultured men are partisans of a pure vegetable diet
Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.
A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
Vaccination is a barbarous practice and one of the most fatal of all the delusions current in our time. Conscientious objectors to vaccination should stand alone, if need be, against the whole world, in defense of their conviction.
Hindu Dharma is like a boundless ocean teeming with priceless gems. The deeper you dive the more treasures you find.
Self-respect knows no considerations.