| First Name |
Mohandas
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| Middle Name |
Karamchand
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| Last Name |
Gandhi
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| Full Name at Birth |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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| Alternative Name |
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Bapu, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Mahatma, Gandhi, Bapu ji, Gandhi ji, M. K. Gandhi, The Father of the (Indian) Nation, Gandhiji, Mahatma Gandhi Station (railway station at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa)
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| Birthday |
2nd October, 1869
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| Birthplace |
Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, Bombay Presidency, British India
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| Died |
30th January, 1948
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| Place of Death |
Birla House, New Delhi, India
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| Cause of Death |
Shot in the chest by a henchman Nathuram Godse
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| Buried |
Raj Ghat, Delhi, India28.6406° N, 77.2495° E
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| Height |
5' 4½" (164 cm)
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| Weight |
128lbs (58 kg)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Bald
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| Distinctive Feature |
Friendless as a child "his only companions were books and school lessons"..., At age 11 "He was an average student, won some prizes, but was a shy and tongue tied student, with no interest in games [sport]"..., He was abstinent from meat, alcohol, and promiscuity..., Gandhi learned tolerance and non-injury to living beings from an early age..., "Civil Disobedience", a book by David Thoreau, inspired his devotion to the principle of non-violence..., Pinze-nez glasses..., White Loincloth and staff..., Bald head and moustache..., Wore a pair of round spectacles, Anorexic physique
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Hindu
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| Ethnicity |
Asian/Indian
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| Nationality |
Indian
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| High School |
Rajkot High School
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| University |
[18??] University of Bombay (Law), [1891] University College London (Law)
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| Occupation Text |
Politician, Lawyer, Writer, Activist, Anti-Colonial Nationalist, Political Ethicist
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| Occupation |
Attorney
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| Claim to Fame |
starting the “Indian Independence Movement” and the “Nonviolence Resistance” against the British Raj. Under his guidance and leadership, India won its independence on August 15, 1947
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| Year(s) Active |
1893–1948
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| Favorite People |
Kasturba Gandhi (m.May 1882 - 22 Feb 1944) (her death) (4 children), Leo Tolstoy
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| Favorite Books |
"Civil Disobedience" by David Thoreau
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (from Sanskrit 'great-souled, venerable'), first applied to him in South Africa in 1914, is now used throughout the world.
