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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi, also known as the ‘Father of the Nation’. HE was born in Purvanda, Gujarat, on 2/ Oct / 1869. Mohandas Karamchandra Gandhi was his full name, people used to call him M.K. Gandhi. He was born in a middle-class family; his father’s name was Karamchandra Gandhi and his mother’s name was Putlibai. When he was young, he was a really shy, introverted kid. In 1874, his family shifted to Rajkot. In 1876, his father became the dewan of Rajkot. When Gandhi ji was 9, he used to attend the local school in Raajkot, and when he was only 11, he completed his high school studies, in which he used to learn arithmetic, history, and the Gujarati language. During this time, he discovered that he was good at studies, but he was not good at sports. In 1883, when he was only 13, his parents got him married to a 1-year-old older girl than him, Kasturi. But after getting married, he denied staying together because for him, getting married at such a young age doesn’t mean anything. Then when he turned 18, his wife gave birth to their 1st child, but after some days the newborn died. At that time only he completed his graduation from Ahmadabad. he got a suggestion to study law abroad, but at around that time, he had there 2nd child, named Hiralal. So his mother doesn’t want him to leave his family at a young age and go abroad. But he was sure that he would go to England to study law, and he promised his mother that he would be fine there and would take good care of himself. In 1888, he left for England. He studied law and worked on his shyness and became willing to increase his confidence to speak in front of people. So he joined a public speaking group in England. When he was in England, his mother died and nobody informed him about this. In 1891, when he came back to India after completing his studies then he discovered the whole thing. He started practicing law in an Indian court. Once he got an offer that he would like to work as a lawyer in South Africa, he accepted that proposal. The same year, he left for South Africa. In South Africa, he once bought a ticket for 1st class on a train. All the white people beat him at the station and didn’t allow him to travel, although he had the ticket for 1st class. This was all because of the British colonization in Africa, as white people don’t like black or middle-class people around them. This was a really bad experience for him. Then he came back to India, started many movements, conferences, parties, etc. He started fighting for Swara, walking on the path of non-violence and truth. And finally, on 15th / August / 1947, India became an independent country.
– Written By Aruja
