Mahatma Gandhi, A Freedom Fighter

We are all present here to celebrate Bapu’s birthday, and on this occasion, I am going to tell you some part of his life.

Mahatma Gandhi was the greatest patriotic in India. He was a man who had a great personality, and I am sure he certainly doesn’t need anyone like me appreciating or praising him. Apart from this, his efforts and struggle for Indian freedom are unparalleled, and we can say without him, we may not have got independence. He inspired many people with freedom movements and civil rights all over the world.

Early life: 

Mahatma Gandhi opened his eyes to this beautiful world on 2nd October in 1869. He was born in an Indian Gujarati family, and his father’s name was Karamchandra Gandhi. However, the real name of Gandhi Ji was Mohandas Karamchandra Gandhi, but due to the work of Gandhi Ji; People started calling him “Mahatma” Gandhi. They also started calling him lovingly as “Bapu” He completed his law training at the inner temple in London and went to South Africa. He spent some part of his life here.

Life Changing Events

 

When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa, he had to face racial discrimination because of his skin color.

 Once, during travel on a stagecoach with the Europeans, he was asked to sit on the floor near the driver due to black skin. Mahatma Gandhi refused it and came forward, and because of his refusal, he had to suffer a good beating.

Other incidents also have at Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. At this time, Gandhi Ji was made to quit the train forcefully, and this incident occurred just because he refused to quit or leave the first class. As a result, he had to stay in the railway station, shivering the entire night. If we talk about the incident, then he faced so many types of discrimination like equal rights and many other events. After these events, Mahatma Gandhi started to question and fight against the British Empire with some Indians. He had fight against the white men who were treating Black Colored People and Indians roughly. Many times he was insulted and tortured by white men. He went back to India and did many movements, and became very popular and the Indian People started calling him as the “Father of The Nation”.

 

Struggle for independence: 

From South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in 1915. At this time, he was very popular, and his reputation had increased. Therefore he was really popular as a leading Indian nationalist. After he had came back to India, Gandhi became a member of the Indian National Congress. In 1920, he became the leader of the Indian Congress Organization. As a part of the independence struggle, Gandhi Ji launched many important movements such as kheda satyagraha, Champaran Satyagraha, non co-operation movement, khilafat civil disobedience, namak satyagraha, and quit India movement. This event was a step towards Indian freedom.

Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi: 

As we read in our school textbooks, Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader and he has influenced several international leaders across the globe. Many leaders got so much inspiration from the struggle of Mahatma Gandhi. Some leaders are Martin Luther King Jr., James Lawson, and James Beve. Nelson Mandela was also influenced from the freedom struggle of Gandhi Ji. Lanza Del Vasto specially came to India to spend some time and live with Mahatma Gandhi. The UN has greatly honored Gandhi Ji; that’s why they announced 2nd October as an International Day Of Non-Violence. Mahatma Gandhi received so many awards such as the greatest political icon, father of the nation, and many more.

Mahatma spent a very simple life. He taught lessons of ahimsa to many people. 

He also fought for the caste barrier. He died on 30 January 1948. People remembered him because of his biggest virtues. 

PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN!