MAHATMA Gandhi
I am going to say about someone who is a role model to lots of people even to great leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama. Do you know who he is? He is none other than Mahatma Gandhi.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi a.k.a Mahatma Gandhi was born on Oct 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. He was born in rich family. Indians call him Gandhiji or Bapu with respect. He went to a British school!
The Young Gandhi
South African civil rights movements
Gandhiji went to South Africa for a job. One day just like Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi was traveling in a train; he was kicked out of the train because he was colored and because he was Indian. Because of that incident, he helped South Africa with fair laws. He was a lawyer. He was put in Jail in South Africa lot of times. Then he came back to India.
Liberating India
THE DANDI MARCH
In India, Gandhi saw the same incidents between British and Indians. Then he started liberating India. There was a law that people shouldn’t make salt. Gandhiji went to the Ocean with other people and he made salt from there. This is called “The Salt march” or “Dandi March” or “Salt Satyagraha”. It was a 25 day march. Gandhij walked 240 miles and he was 61!!! Can you imagine walking that much!!!!!!!!!!! Gandhij liberated India with Non-violence and Non-cooperation. He was put in Jail lot of times in India also by the British. India was liberated on August 15, 1947. Indians for celebrations took the British flag down and raised Indian flag up.
Death
Raj Ghat, Memorial of Gandhi
Gandhiji’s last words were “Hey Ram!” He was going to Birla house for a meeting when Nathuram Godse assassinated him on Jan 30, 1948.
Gandhiji was cremated in Raj Ghat, Delhi. He died when he was 78 years old.
Others and facts
Do you know what? He told only one lie in his whole life!!!!!!!
He hated going late and he never was late anywhere except once - on the day of his death.
Gandhiji is the father of India. His picture is seen in Indian currency and in public places in India.
Do you think we can live a life like Gandhiji’s? Probably not.