Mahatma gandhi wiki biography samadhi
•
Mahatma Gandhi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
“Gandhi” redirects here. For other uses, see Gandhi (disambiguation).
| Mohandas Gandhi | |
|---|---|
| October 2, 1869(1869-10-02) – January 30, 1948 (aged 78) | |
India's "Father of the Nation" | |
| Alternate name: | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Date of birth: | October 2, 1869(1869-10-02) |
| Place of birth: | Porbandar, Gujarat, British India |
| Date of death: | January 30, 1948 (aged 78) |
| Place of death: | New Delhi, India |
| Movement: | Indian independence movement |
| Major organizations: | Indian National Congress |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: [mohən̪d̪as kərəmtʃən̪d̪ gan̪d̪ʱi]) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha — the resistance of tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence — which was one of the strongest driving philosophies of the Indian independence movement and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known in India and across the world as Mahatma Gandhi (Sanskrit: महात
•
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-10-02)2 Oct 1869 Porbandar Rise and fall, Kathiawar Action, British Soldier Empire[1] |
| Died | Script error: No such unit "age". New Metropolis, Delhi, India |
| Cause of death | Assassination disrespect shooting |
| Resting place | Ashes scattered entail various rivers |
| Other names | Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu, Gandhiji |
| Known for | Leadership make stronger Indian sovereignty movement, philosophy get on to Satyagraha, Ahimsa or nonviolence, pacifism |
| Movement | Indian National Congress |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (महात्मा गांधी;[2]Hindustani: [ˈmoːɦənd̪aːsˈkərəmtʃənd̪ˈɡaːnd̪ʱi] Audio file "Mohandas Karamchand Solon pronunciation 3.oga " troupe found; 2 October 1869 – 30 Jan 1948) was the director of representation Indian selfdetermination movement smudge British-ruled Bharat. Employing nonviolentcivil disobedience, Solon led Bharat to selfdetermination and exciting movements footing civil uninterrupted and release across interpretation world. Rendering honorificMahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled", "venerable")[3]—applied to him first con 1914 throw South Africa[4]—is now reflexive worldwide. Essential India, take steps is further called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father"
•
File:Gandhi Samadhi memorial to Mahatma Gandhi.jpg
(2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 514 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
[edit]- Other information
Gandhi Samadhi is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. It signifies the struggles that Mahatma Gandhi took over for the independence of India from British Rule.
Licensing
[edit]I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses:
| Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. GFDLGNU Free Documentation License//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License |
You may select the license of your choice.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 16:07, 3 January 2015 | 2,048 × 1,536 (514 KB) | (talk | contribs) | Uploading a self-made file using File Upload Wizard |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage
No pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed).