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|title=Mahatma Gandhi – Father of the Indian Nation
|title=Mahatma Gandhi – Father of the Indian Nation
|description=Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian freedom fighter and leader of the independence movement against British rule through non-violent civil disobedience. He is revered as the Father of the Nation in India.
|description=Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian freedom fighter and leader of the independence movement against British rule through non-violent civil disobedience. He is revered as the Father of the Nation in India.
|image=Mahatma_Gandhi_1947.jpg
|image=Mahatma Gandhi.jpg
|keywords=Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Independence, Satyagraha, Quit India, Gandhi biography, Gandhi philosophy
|keywords=Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Independence, Satyagraha, Quit India, Gandhi biography, Gandhi philosophy
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi {{Verified}}
| name          = Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
| image          = Mahatma Gandhi.jpg
| image          = Mahatma_Gandhi_1947.jpg
| image_caption  = Mahatma Gandhi in 1947
| image_caption  = Mahatma Gandhi in 1947
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1869|10|02}}
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1869|10|02}}
| birth_place    = [[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]], [[British India]]
| birth_place    = [[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]], [[British India]]
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1948|01|30|1869|10|02}}
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1948|01|30|1869|10|02}}
| death_place    = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_place    = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| resting_place  = [[Raj Ghat]], [[New Delhi]]
| nationality    = Indian
| nationality    = Indian
| occupation    = Lawyer, Politician, Social Reformer, Freedom Activist
| occupation    = Lawyer, Freedom Activist, Political Leader, Social Reformer
| years_active  = 1893–1948
| years_active  = 1893–1948
| known_for      = Non-violent resistance, [[Indian Independence Movement]]
| known_for      = [[Indian Independence Movement]], [[Satyagraha]], Non-violent resistance
| awards        = Time Magazine Person of the Year (1930), Global tributes and honors
| notable_works  = ''Hind Swaraj'', ''The Story of My Experiments with Truth'', Salt March, Quit India Movement
| awards        = Time Person of the Year (1930); Global tributes including statues, memorials, and a national holiday (Gandhi Jayanti)
| spouse        = Kasturba Gandhi
| spouse        = Kasturba Gandhi
| children      = Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas
| children      = Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas
| resting_place  = [[Raj Ghat]], New Delhi
| parents        = Karamchand Gandhi (father), Putlibai Gandhi (mother)
| age_at_death  = 78
| religion      = [[Hinduism]]
| website        = [https://gandhi.gov.in Official Government Portal]
| website        = [https://gandhi.gov.in Official Government Portal]
| notable_works  = [[Hind Swaraj]], [[The Story of My Experiments with Truth]], Salt March, Quit India Movement
}}
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== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
* Honored as the **Father of the Nation** in India
* Honored as the '''Father of the Nation''' in India
* 2 October is observed as '''Gandhi Jayanti''' and the '''International Day of Non-Violence'''
* 2 October is observed as '''Gandhi Jayanti''' and the '''International Day of Non-Violence'''
* Subject of countless biographies and films, notably *''Gandhi''* (1982)<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083987/</ref>
* Subject of countless biographies and films, notably *''Gandhi''* (1982)<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083987/</ref>
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== References ==
== References ==
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