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== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
Gandhi was born in | Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, in a Hindu Modh Bania family. He studied law at the Inner Temple in London and was called to the bar in 1891.In 1893, he moved to South Africa where he spent 21 years fighting racial injustice. | ||
== Political Career == | == Political Career == | ||
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* '''Quit India Movement''' (1942) | * '''Quit India Movement''' (1942) | ||
His philosophy of peaceful resistance inspired movements worldwide, including those by | His philosophy of peaceful resistance inspired movements worldwide, including those by Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. | ||
== Philosophy == | == Philosophy == | ||
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== Notable Works == | == Notable Works == | ||
* '' | * ''Hind Swaraj'' (1909) | ||
* '' | * ''The Story of My Experiments with Truth'' – Autobiography | ||
* Salt March (1930) | * Salt March (1930) | ||
* Quit India Speech (1942) | * Quit India Speech (1942) | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Indian Independence Movement]] | * [[Indian Independence Movement]] | ||
* | * Satyagraha | ||
* | * Kasturba Gandhi | ||
* | * Raj Ghat | ||
== References == | == References == |