MAHTMA GANDHI

 

MAHATMA GANDHI

1)Born	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 Porbandar, Porbandar State, Kathiawar Agency, British Raj
2)Died	30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi, India
3)Cause of death	Assassination (gunshot wounds)
4)Monuments	Raj Ghat Gandhi Smriti
5)Citizenship	British Raj (1869–1947) Dominion of India (1947–1948)
6)lma mater	Alfred High School, Rajkot (1880 – November 1887) Samaldas Arts College, Bhavnagar (January 1880 – July 1888) Inner Temple, London (September 1888–1891) (Informal auditing student at University College, London between 1888 and 1891)
7)Occupation	Lawyer anti-colonialist political ethicist
8)Years active	1893–1948
Era	British Raj
9)Known for	Leadership of the campaign for India's independence from British rule, Nonviolent resistance
10)Notable work	The Story of My Experiments with Truth
11)Office	43rd President of the Indian National Congress
12)Term	1924
13)Predecessor	Abul Kalam Azad
14)Successor	Sarojini Naidu
15)Political party	Indian National Congress (1920–1934)[1]
16)Movement	Indian independence movement
17)Spouse(s)	Kasturba Gandhi ​ ​ (m. 1883; died 1944)​
18)Children	Harilal Manilal Ramdas Devdas
,19)Parents	Karamchand Gandhi (father) Putlibai Gandhi (mother)