Mohandus Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandus Karamchand Gandhi Mohandus Karamchand Gandhi was a major figure in Indian history. He was best known for his policy of passive resistance and civil disobedience against unjust laws set by the British government. He inspired other nonviolent movements notably the U.S. civil right movement of the 1950's and 1960's lead by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Encarta 98). Gandhi was highly influential, some say responsible, for India's gain of independence and the abolishment of untouchability, the lowest rank under the caste system. Gandhi was born to a middle-class Indian family in 1869 and married at the age of thirteen to Kasturbai Makanji. He began to study law at the University of London in 1888 and as he completed his studies and prepared to return home for India in 1891 he had doubts about his future (Sherrow 34). He lacked the knowledge of Indian law as well as the social connections needed for a successful career. He had never set foot inside an Indian courtroom in his life. He attempted to set up a law practice but had little success. Two years later an Indian firm with assets in South Africa held him as a legal advisor at its office in Durban. While in Durban, Gandhi was treated as a me
He joined the struggle for elementary rights for Indians. Gandhi sided with the Boers in what was known as the Boer war but set up a British ambulance service called the Indian Ambulance Corps. In 1914 the government of the Union of South Africa made important compromises to Gandhi's demands, including recognition of Indian marriages and the abolition of the poll tax for them (Encarta 98). Once again he was arrested for civil disobedience. He stood in South Africa for 20 years. He urged other Indians to serve with him. Indians saw him as a saint and began to call him Mahatma, Sanskrit for "great soul". He carried a portable spinning wheel in hopes of encouraging others to end India's dependence of British goods (Sherrow 68). This historic march was known as the Salt March. He was sixty-three now and his body was weak from years of fasting and years of hard work. Many arrests were wade as salt marches took place around the country. All countries sent condolences to India and Gandhi became a historical part of India's past.
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