Mahatma Ghandi
9. What nationality was Ghandi?
Gandhi was born to a Hindu family on 2nd October 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat, India and was of Indian
nationality.
10. When and why did Ghandi go to South Africa?
After two uncertain years in India, where he was unable to start a successful law practice, Ghandi moved
to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit and to practice law under a oneyear contract.
11. Ghandi used non-violent and passive resistance, instead of violence. Explain what this means?
Gandhi's passive resistance was a way of protesting unfair laws and rules without using violence. He
believed that people could make a difference by refusing to cooperate with the unjust rules and
showing their commitment to justice. Gandhi’s first passive resistance campaign began as a protest the
Asiatic Registration Bill of 1906 by encouraging Indian people to not register as required by the act.
12. Why did Ghandi undertake a 320km walk to the sea?
In 1930, Gandhi undertook a 320km walk to the sea, which is famously known as the Salt March. He led
a group of followers to protest against the British monopoly on salt production, which was one of the
many unfair laws imposed on India by the British colonial government.
What was the Salt Tax?
The Salt Tax was a tax imposed by the British colonial government on salt in India. Under British rule, the
production, sale, and distribution of salt was a state monopoly, controlled by the British government.
Indians were not allowed to collect or sell salt without paying a heavy tax to the British government.
13. Do you think Ghandi was a good leader? Motivate your answer?
Mahatma Gandhi was an important leader who played a key role in India's independence movement
from British colonial rule. I think he is a good leader as he supported nonviolence and peaceful
resistance, inspiring people worldwide. He motivated people to challenge unjust laws through
nonviolent protest.