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He was an awesome dude. Why did he have to go and get shot... Peace out.
Posted 2 months ago by Andrew Z. from Ogdensburg, New York

I am doing a research on soul and this man has it all. It is crazy he could have that soul for all those people!
Posted 4 months ago by Kimberlee W. from McMinnvillel, OR

Amazing how he could get so much done and have so many people actually follow him with his non violence beliefs, it is just truly inspirational.
Posted 10 months ago by Sara W. from Sparta, MI

I salute this world leader. He is still a leader without any equal.
Posted 12 months ago by Ravi S. from India

This story really inspired me to try new things and get through the hard times.
Posted about 1 year ago by Sha from Eldora, Iowa

Brilliant. Absolutely inspirational. An amazing tribute as well.
Posted about 1 year ago by Katie M. from MAC, Oregon

Wonderful! What he said, what he did & how he made me feel.
Posted about 1 year ago by Priya J from Jaora, India

Ghandi has inspired me to take a different view on life. When I want to make a difference in something, I don't wait for it to happen. Rather, I take an active part and do what I can to help instigate the change. As Ghandi once said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world."
Posted about 1 year ago by Dana Y. from Israel

Gandhi was ahead of his time as were those who shared the message of peace, hope, compassion and the ability to love humanity inspite of its shortcomings. What a beautiful soul!
Posted about 1 year ago by Poima B. from Hawaii, USA

Einstein said generations to come will scarcely believe that one such as Gandhi walked the earh. But he did..and we can emulate him.
Posted about 1 year ago by Armand M. from Philippines

You people put a lot of work into these stories. That's why I like them so much. Thank you!
Posted over 2 years ago by Brianna V. from Bakersfield, California USA

Gandhi, and his thoughts on non-violence, tolerance and secularism are relevant today more than ever before. Let us rediscover the Gandhi in all of us...

Posted over 2 years ago by Narayan N. from Bhopal, India

When I wonder what I should do in a difficult time, I think of Gandhi and then I have guidance.
Posted over 2 years ago by Justice R from Cleveland, USA

wow
Posted over 2 years ago by Tina H. from North Carolina, USA

A true inspiration!!!
Posted over 2 years ago by Melissa H from Pennsylvania, USA

a brilliant piece of work!!!
Posted over 2 years ago by pavi p from singapore

Soul

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Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in 1869 to Hindu parents in the state of Gujarat in Western India. He entered an arranged marriage with Kasturbai Makanji when both were 13 years old. His family later sent him to London to study law, and in 1891 he was admitted to the Inner Temple, and called to the bar. In Southern Africa he worked ceaselessly to improve the rights of the immigrant Indians. It was there that he developed his creed of passive resistance against injustice, satyagraha, meaning truth force, and was frequently jailed as a result of the protests that he led. Before he returned to India with his wife and children in 1915, he had radically changed the lives of Indians living in Southern Africa.

Back in India, it was not long before he was taking the lead in the long struggle for independence from Britain. He never wavered in his unshakable belief in nonviolent protest and religious tolerance. When Muslim and Hindu compatriots committed acts of violence, whether against the British who ruled India, or against each other, he fasted until the fighting ceased. Independence, when it came in 1947, was not a military victory, but a triumph of human will. To Gandhi’s despair, however, the country was partitioned into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. The last two months of his life were spent trying to end the appalling violence which ensued, leading him to fast to the brink of death, an act which finally quelled the riots. In January 1948, at the age of 79, he was killed by an assassin as he walked through a crowded garden in New Delhi to take evening prayers.