Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, on the western coast of India. His family belonged to the Bania caste. His grandfather was the local governor of Porbandar, a position succeeded by his son, and Mahatma's father, Karamchand. His mother, Putlibai, was his father's fourth wife. In 1876, his family moved to the city of Rajkot, and Mahatma enrolled in school. That same year, he became engaged to his peer Kasturbai, whom he married two years later, and they had four children. In 1887, he entered Samaldas College, but due to an unpleasant atmosphere, the young Gandhi moved to London on September 4, 1888, and enrolled at University College London. He obtained his degree and set sail for India on June 10, 1891. He departed for South Africa in April 1893 for a professional career, where he lived for 21 years, returning to India in 1914. One of the few true leaders in history, Gandhi developed a method of resistance known as "non-violence." He is the only person who managed to inspire a population of three hundred million to follow the fundamental tenets of the great religions. The result was the withdrawal of the British. Gandhi endured the ordeal of countless arrests and hunger strikes. He was assassinated in New Delhi on January 30, 1948, by a fanatical Indian nationalist named Godse.