Mahatma Gandhi

ANY GREAT MAN

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  MAHATMA GANDHI

žIntroduction- India is a great country . It is a country of great man and woman. Mahatma Gandhi’s name is on the lips of everybody. He was the greatest man not only of India but of the world also. He was the father of the nation. We generally call him

     “Bapu”. 

žFamily- He was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porbander in Gujrat. His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. His father’s name was Karamchand . He was the Diwan of the Rajkot state. His mother was a religious lady. He had a great respect and love for his parents. 

žEducation- He got his early education in Rajkot. Then he went to England for higher education. He had a great love for his culture. Even in England he did not take wine or meet. He came back to India and began to practice as a lawer. But he left it soon and went to South Africa.

žHis contribution- He was very sad to see the bad conditions of Indians and Negroes in South Africa. He fought for their rights and lived there for about fourteen years. Then he came back to India.

žConclusion- Gandhiji tried to remove untouchability. He called the untouchables as Harijans. He wanted them to be allowed to enter the temple. He worked for Hindu-Muslim Unity.
 He had a great faith in Ahinsa, love and truth.
He was shot dead by a wicked man
on 30th January 1948.