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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and spiritual leader who played a central role in India's struggle for independence. He is commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, an honorific meaning "great-souled one." Gandhi developed and practiced a strategy of nonviolent resistance known as satyagraha, combining civil disobedience, noncooperation, and peaceful protest with a commitment to truth and moral reform.

Born in Porbandar, in present-day Gujarat, Gandhi studied law in London and qualified as a barrister. After

His campaigns included the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920–1922), the Salt March (1930), and Civil Disobedience against British

Gandhi was assassinated in 1948. His philosophy of nonviolence influenced civil rights movements worldwide, inspiring leaders

practicing
in
Bombay,
he
went
to
Natal,
South
Africa,
where
he
confronted
racial
discrimination
against
Indians
and
formulated
his
nonviolent
methods.
He
returned
to
India
in
1915
and
became
a
leader
of
the
Indian
National
Congress,
advocating
nonviolent
methods
to
apply
political
pressure
toward
self-rule.
rule,
as
well
as
participation
in
Round
Table
Conferences.
In
1942
he
initiated
the
Quit
India
movement
calling
for
an
end
to
British
rule.
Gandhi
supported
Hindu-Muslim
unity
and
an
inclusive,
decentralized
vision
of
India's
future,
though
the
subcontinent
was
partitioned
into
India
and
Pakistan
in
1947.
such
as
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
and
Nelson
Mandela.
His
legacy
continues
to
be
debated,
with
recognition
of
his
contributions
to
independence
and
social
reform
alongside
criticisms
of
certain
strategies
and
practical
outcomes.