| Full Name |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
| Date of Birth |
02 October 1869 |
| Place of Birth |
Porbandar, Gujarat, India |
| Date of Death |
30 January 1948 |
| Place of Death |
Delhi, India |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
British Indian |
| Education |
University College London (Law), Inner Temple |
| Profession |
Lawyer, Anti-colonial nationalist, Political ethicist |
| Years of Activity |
1893-1948 |
| Brief Information |
Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of India's independence movement against British rule. He employed nonviolent civil disobedience and was instrumental in India achieving independence in 1947. His philosophy of Satyagraha, or truth force, has influenced movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. |