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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, or simply as Gandhi. He is credited with being almost single-handedly responsible for India attaining freedom.
However, to the world outside of India, he is credited with the philosophy of non-violence. His approach was a simple one: all our actions must be non-violent. Difficult? you bet!
Born on October 2nd, 1869, he hailed from a simple family in India's western state of Gujarat. He studied to be a lawyer and then left for England. Some years later, he went to South Africa, and while there started his non-violent activism against the government of South Africa. He returned home in 1921(? not sure - will check and update) and immediately came to the fore of India's freedom struggle. He lived to see his dream fulfilled. However, it was not as rosy a picture as he may have initially envisaged. Before his eyes, he saw his India being torn asunder, and this violence was to effect him personally too. On January 30, 1948, he was assassinated by a Hindu fundamentalist.
His thought and legacy, which have influenced latter-day activists such as Martin Kuther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela, are in danger of being wiped out in this modern world.
The memorial is a simple reminder to India and the world of one of the greatest public figures of the last century.
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If you, like I, feel that Mahatma Gandhi is one of the greatest men there ever were, go to the Gandhi memorial Museum in Delhi! There is a lot to see, the most macabre being a room dedicated to his last day showing both the clothes he was wearing (still bloodstained) and one of the bullets that killed him. Also a lot of his belongings (which, in fact, were very few) and photos. Well worth a visit!!! Leave a Comment Address: Opposite Raj Ghat, Ring Road, Delhi
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