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{{Infobox person
| name           = Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
| image          = Mahatma Gandhi.jpg
| image_caption  = Mahatma Gandhi in 1947
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1869|10|02}}
| birth_place    = [[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]], [[British India]]
| death_date     = {{Death date and age|1948|01|30|1869|10|02}}
| death_place    = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| nationality    = Indian
| occupation     = Lawyer, Politician, Social Reformer, Freedom Activist
| years_active   = 1893–1948
| known_for      = Non-violent resistance, [[Indian Independence Movement]]
| awards         = Time Magazine Person of the Year (1930), Global tributes and honors
| spouse         = Kasturba Gandhi
| children       = Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas
| resting_place  = [[Raj Ghat]], New Delhi
| age_at_death   = 78
| website        = [https://gandhi.gov.in Official Government Portal]
| notable_works  = [[Hind Swaraj]], [[The Story of My Experiments with Truth]], Salt March, Quit India Movement
}}

'''Mahatma Gandhi''' (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), born as '''Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi''', was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led the campaign for India's independence from British rule using nonviolent resistance known as '''Satyagraha'''.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mahatma-Gandhi</ref>

== Early Life ==
Gandhi was born in [[Porbandar]], Gujarat, in a Hindu Modh Bania family. He studied law at the Inner Temple in London and was called to the bar in 1891.<ref>https://www.history.com/topics/india/mahatma-gandhi</ref> In 1893, he moved to South Africa where he spent 21 years fighting racial injustice.<ref>https://gandhi.gov.in/biography.html</ref>

== Political Career ==
In 1915, Gandhi returned to India and quickly became a key figure in the [[Indian Independence Movement]]. He launched several major movements:

* '''Non-Cooperation Movement''' (1920–22)
* '''Salt Satyagraha''' or Dandi March (1930)<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/dandi-march-history-gandhi-1434345-2019-03-12</ref>
* '''Quit India Movement''' (1942)

His philosophy of peaceful resistance inspired movements worldwide, including those by [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] and [[Nelson Mandela]].

== Philosophy ==
Gandhi’s ideology included:

* '''Ahimsa''' – Non-violence in thought and action
* '''Satyagraha''' – Truth-force or soul-force
* '''Swadeshi''' – Use of indigenous goods
* '''Sarvodaya''' – Upliftment of all

== Assassination ==
On 30 January 1948, Gandhi was assassinated in [[New Delhi]] by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist opposed to his inclusive policies.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42864394</ref> His death was mourned globally.

== Legacy ==
* Honored as the **Father of the Nation** in India
* 2 October is observed as '''Gandhi Jayanti''' and the '''International Day of Non-Violence'''
* Subject of countless biographies and films, notably *''Gandhi''* (1982)<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083987/</ref>

== Notable Works ==
* ''[[Hind Swaraj]]'' (1909)
* ''[[The Story of My Experiments with Truth]]'' – Autobiography
* Salt March (1930)
* Quit India Speech (1942)

== Awards and Honors ==
* **Time Magazine’s Man of the Year (1930)**<ref>https://time.com/4591728/mahatma-gandhi-time-person-of-the-year-1930/</ref>
* Streets, universities, and statues dedicated in his honor globally
* Revered for his philosophy of non-violence and justice

== See Also ==
* [[Indian Independence Movement]]
* [[Satyagraha]]
* [[Kasturba Gandhi]]
* [[Raj Ghat]]

== References ==
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