Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma GandhiBy astutiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Who was Gandhi ?Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian fighter who wanted independence from the British and wanted India to be an independent country. He was a freedom fighter but did not fight with the British with violence and he used methods of peace.

When was Gandhi born?Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 in gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Early yearsAt school, Gandhi was very shy and did not have many friends. But, he was very honest and truthful to everybody. At home, Gandhi was an obedient and he loved to serve and help his parents. When Gandhi was 18, he was sent to England. He stayed in London for the next 3 years. Then he studied law in The Inner Temple. He then became a barrister.

In south AfricaIn 1893, Gandhi went to south Africa. There were many Indians in south Africa. There , Indians and black people were not treated well and had very few writes. Indian nation congress (inc)The inc was fighting for a free India. Gandhi joined the inc and refused to obey any British order from the government.

Gandhi's mom

Gandhi's mom was an illiterate poises woman named Putlibai. Putlibai was from a Pranami Vaishnava family, was Karamchand s fourth wife, the first three wives having apparently died in childbirth.

Gandhi's dad

Karamchand Gandhi, his father was the chief minister of Porbandar and a member of the Rajasthanik Court. He married four times. Putlibai, his last wife and Gandhi's mother, was a deeply religious Hindu. When Gandhi was sixteen, his father died - four years later he lost his mother.

Gandhis deathhe was assassinated on 30 January 1948, shot atpoint-blank rangebyNathuram Godse. Gandhi was outside on the steps of a building where aprayer meetingwas going to take place. He was surrounded by a part of his family and some followers when three gunshots killed him.

Attempt to assassinate gandhiOn 25 June 1934, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was in Pune along with his wife,Kasturba Gandhi, to deliver a speech at Corporation Auditorium. They were travelling in a motorcade of two cars. The car in which the couple was travelling was delayed and the first car reached the auditorium. Just when the first car arrived at the auditorium, abomb was thrown, which exploded near the car. This caused grievous injury to the Chief Officer of the Pune Municipal Corporation, two policemen and seven others. Nevertheless, no account or records of the investigation nor arrests made can be found. Gandhi's secretary,Pyarelal Nayyar , believed that the attempt failed due to lack of planning and coordination.

Attempt to assassinate gandhiThe second attempt on the life of Mohandas Gandhi may not have been an attempt to assassinate as much as a demonstration of anger by a young man who tried to bow down to Gandhi and was rejected. In May 1944, Gandhi was sent from Aga Khan Palace prison and soon after he contractedmalaria. On the advice of doctors, he took a vacation toPanchgani, a hill station near Pune. During his stay at Panchgani, Gandhi was staying at Dilkush Bungalow. This group of 1521 young men came to Panchgani after realising that Gandhi was staying there. This young crowd was led byNathuram Godse. However, by evening, during the prayer meeting, Nathuram Godse rushed towards Gandhi with adaggershouting anti-Gandhi slogans. He was unable to reach Gandhi as he was overpowered by Mani Shankar Purohit (proprietor of Surti Lodge, Pune) and D. Bhilare Guruji ofSatara(who later became a Congress legislator from Mahabaleshwar). The documentary evidence of this attack can be found in the depositions made by Mani Shankar Purohit and D. Bhilare Guruji before theKapur Commissionset up to investigate the assassination of Gandhi. However, the Kapur Commission rejected this theory as many of the close associates of Gandhi were not present during that time.

Attempt to assassinate gandhiThe third attempt was also a demonstration. However, people who testified before the Kapur Commission referred to it as an attempt at violence. Mohandas Gandhi began his talks withMohammad Ali Jinnahon 9 September 1944 which lasted for 14 days. While leaving for Mumbai fromSevagram Ashram, a group of Hindu activists stopped him. They did not want him to go to Mumbai to hold talks withJinnah, however, these protesters were stopped by volunteers of theashram. The leader of this group, Nathuram Godse, was again found in possession of a dagger. The policeman who found the dagger then looked up to him and joked, "Why do you want to kill Gandhi? Let's leave it to the leaders themselves... perhaps (Veer) Savarkar will finish off the job!" At which Godse retorted, "Gandhi does not require such an honor. Even the jamadar (sweeper) is enough for that." This incident has also been portrayed in the filmGandhiby LordRichard Attenborough. However, it is not portrayed as an attempt to murder but as a peaceful demonstration in which the demonstrators were waving black flags.

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