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
To die without killing is the badge of a satyagrahi.
No confirmed satyagrahi is dismayed by dangers, seen or unseen, from his opponent's side.
A satyagrahi would neither retaliate nor would he submit to the criminal, but seek to cure him by curing himself.
A satyagrahi is dead to his body even before the enemy attempts to kill him.
There is no time limit for a satyagrahi nor is there a limit to his capacity for suffering.
The satyagrahi should not have any hatred in his heart against the opponent.
A satyagrahi has always his minimum and it is this minimum that is wanted in connection with this struggle.
The satyagrahi strives to reach reason through the heart. The method of reaching the heart is to awaken public opinion.
I have repeatedly stated that satyagraha never fails and that one perfect satyagrahi is enough to vindicate Truth.
A satyagrahi must ceaselessly strive to realize and live truth. And he must never contemplate hurting anyone by thought, word or deed.
A satyagrahi loves his so-called enemy even as he loves his friend. He has no enemy.
A satyagrahi cannot go to law for a personal wrong.
A satyagrahi has no other stay but God, and he who has any other stay or depends on any other help cannot offer satyagraha.
A satyagrahi has infinite patience, abundant faith in others, and ample hope.