MAHATMA GANDHI

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Hindustani; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: «high-souled», «venerable»)[3]—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa,[4]—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for «father»,[5] «papa»[5][6]) in India. In common parlance in India he is often called Gandhiji. He is unofficially called the Father of the Nation.