Gandhian Era (1919-1972)
Gandhi ji was born on 2nd of October 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat. His father was Karamchand
Gandhi and his mother was Puthli Bai. In 1883 he was married to Kasturi Gandhi and had 4 sons
named Hari Lal, Mani Lal, Ram Das, Dev Das. But Jamna Lal prasad was considered his 5th son. His
political teacher was Gopal Krishan Gokhale. The most famous decipher of Gandhi was Madlin
Slade, also known as Meera Bain.
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In 1888 – 1891 - Gandhiji visited London for his further education in law at London. After
completing his education in Barrister in 1891 he came back to India and started his
practice of Law in Bombay and Rajkot.
In 1893 - Gandhiji went to South Africa for the trail of case of Dada Abdullah in the court.
In 1894 - Gandhiji founded Natal Congress.
In 1901 - Gandhiji participated in Calcutta Session.
In 1904 - Gandhiji founded Phoenix Ashram in Durban.
In 1910 - Gandhiji founded Tolstoy Farm in Heinsberg.
On 9th of January, 1915 – Gandhiji returned from South Africa permanently to India. That’s why
we celebrate this day as N.R.I Day (Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas).
After returning to India, Gandhiji found Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat.
Famous Nick Names of Gandhiji –
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Bapu by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Father of the Nation (Rasht pita) by Subhash Chander Bose
Mahatma by Rabinder Nath Tagore
Malang Baba by Kudai Kidmatdar
Jadugar or Magician by Sheik Mujeeb Ul Rehman
Half Naked Begger (Adhnanga Fakeer) by Vinsten Churchill
One man boundary force by Lord Mountbatten
Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi – Satya ka mere prayog
Death – 30 January 1981.