Mahatma Gandhi | |
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Born | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, Breetish Indie Empire[1] |
Dee'd | 30 Januar 1948 New Delhi, Indie | (aged 78)
Cause o daith | Assassination bi shuitin |
Restin place | Crematit at Rajghat, Delhi |
Ither names | Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu, Gandhiji |
Ethnicity | Gujarati |
Alma mater | Alfred Heich Schuil, Rajkot, Samaldas College, Bhavnagar, University College, Lunnon (UCL) |
Kent for | Leadership o Indie independence muivement, filosofie o Satyagraha, Ahimsa or nan-violence. pacifism |
Muivement | Indie Naitional Congress |
Releegion | Hinduism, wi Jain influences |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Kasturba Gandhi |
Bairns | Harilal Manilal Ramdas Devdas |
Pawrents | Putlibai Gandhi (Mither) Karamchand Gandhi (Faither) |
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; Hindi: मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी, pronoonced [moːɦən̪d̪aːs kərəmtɕən̪d̪ ɡaːn̪d̪ʱiː] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 Januar 1948) wis the pre-eminent poleetical an ideological leader o Indie durin the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha. This is defined as resistance tae tyranny throu mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly foondit upon ahimsa, or tot nonviolence. This concept helped Indie tae gain independence, an inspired movements for ceevil richts an freedom athort the warld. Gandhi is aften referred tae as Mahatma Gandhi ([məɦaːt̪maː]; Sanskrit: महात्मा mahātmā or "Great Soul", an honorific first applee'd tae him bi Rabindranath Tagore).[2] In Indie he is an aa cawed Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ, bāpu or "Father"). He is offeecially honoured in Indie as the Hoor o the Naition; his birthday, 2 October, is commemoratiy thare as Gandhi Jayanti, a naitional holiday, an warldwide as the Internautional Day o Non-Violence. Gandhi wis murdurred oan 30 Januar 1948 bi a Hindu wha thocht he wis tae sympathetic tae the Muslims. 30 Januar is celebratit as "Mairtyr's Day" in Indie. Gandhi wis murdered bi 3 bullet shots tae the chest.
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