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Mohandas K. Gandhi
(1869-1948)

Indian Spiritual & Political Leader
1948 AFSC Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
Gandhi Peace Award
Gandhi Peace Prize

birthdate: October 2
birthplace:
Porbandar, India

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He has come to be recognized as one of the greatest advocates of peace and social change through nonviolence. His teaching of Satyagraha -- resisting oppression through nonviolent means such as civil disobedience -- was the driving force that helped India win its independence from Britain. His methods and teachings greatly influenced other great leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and were employed in other civil rights and freedom efforts throughout the world. Throughout his life, Gandhi continued to advocate for nonviolence, alleviating poverty, empowering women, economic fairness and brotherhood among all religions and ethnicities. Gandhi is commonly referred to as Mahatma Gandhi, as mahatma is Sanskrit for "Great Soul". He is officially recognized as the Father of his nation and his birthday is commemorated as a national holiday. In 2007, the United Nations declared that his birthday, October 2, should be observed as the "International Day of Non-Violence."

 

 


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