Gandhi1

             Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2 1869 in Porbandar India. He grew up in a very wealthy and spiritual home. His father got very ill while Gandhi was a young child, which put him through a lot of stress. The way he got rid of the stress was by taking long walks in the night. Which sooner or later turned into smoking, shoplifting, and even eating meat. Which Gandhi was a vegetarian.
             After Gandhi completed his early education, he went to London to study in a university. He was trying to become a lawyer. After he was through with school, he moved back to India. Shortly after, an Indian firm wanted him to travel to South Africa. When he arrived, he realized white people do not welcome Indians. One day because colored people were not allowed in first class he got kicked off a train. That was when he decided he would never be pushed down again and to fight for Indian rights that whites took away from them. At this time, Gandhi made a rule to himself that he would never be violent in his life, even if others used it. Also he started fighting for the rights of Indian workers in South Africa and he had done a very good job. This was a great turning point in his life when he exchanged from a shy timid boy to a grown outspoken man who always speaks his mind. He came back to India in 1914 where he was not involved in politics for
             a long while. He was very friendly with the British Empire but got very mad on the passing of the Rowlatt act that made those suspected of sedition able to be imprisoned without a trial. He instantly called a Satyagraha struggle against Great Britain. By 1920, Gandhi was very influential among Indians. He called a massive boycott of British goods and services, including schools. With a leader like Gandhi, the Indian people were no longer afraid of their foreign rulers and began protesting. When police arrived, they lined up to be arrested, hoping to obstruct the system and stop the British. Thousands were ar
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