Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2 1869–January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: ??????? ??????? ?????, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી) was a national icon who led the struggle for India's independence from British colonial rule, empowered by tens of millions of common Indians. Throughout his life he opposed any form of terrorism or violence, instead using only the highest moral standards. His philosophy of nonviolence, for which he coined the term satyagraha, has influenced national and international nonviolent resistance movements to this day, including the American Civil Rights Movement led by Martin Luther King.

See also

• Ahimsa
• Gandhism
• Horace Alexander
• Arun Gandhi
• Charismatic authority
• Christian anarchism - "Thou shall not kill".
• GandhiCon
• Indian independence movement
• List of Indians
• Mahatmas
• Mahadev Desai
• Sarojini Naidu
• Savarkar
• Subhash Chandra Bose
• Vegetarianism
• Vinoba Bhave