Mahatma Gandhi 1869 – 1948
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, political leader, and philosopher who developed the doctrine and practice of satyagraha, nonviolent civil resistance, into a transformative form of political action. Beginning with his work for the civil rights of Indians in South Africa, he led the Indian National Congress in a decades-long campaign that culminated in Indian independence in 1947. His philosophical writings, especially Hind Swaraj, develop an ethics of truth, nonviolence, simplicity, and the reform of the soul as the precondition for political freedom. He was assassinated in January 1948.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Indian
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Indian Philosophy, Postcolonial Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi:
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
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Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi:
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
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Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi:
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
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Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi:
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
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Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi:
“Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.”