Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in a town named Porbandar in the state of Gujarat on October 2, 1869. His father ruled as the prime minister to the local ruler. His father later died before Gandhi had finished his schooling. Gandhi later decided to venture toward England to further his education in law school.

Mohandas Gandhi went to London to study law in the 1890’s. He then went to South Africa to practice law, while there he developed a non-violent movement to help his fellow Indians. Gandhi called this non-violent movement “satyagraha”, meaning truth force. Methods of Satyagraha included prayers, fasts, penance, strikes, defying certain civil laws, spreading literacy, and removal of social inequalities. He

Gandhi studied and practiced Henry David Thoreau’s theory of civil disobedience, (Brower, 85). Gandhi would rather be imprisoned than obey unjust laws. He organized a mass campaign against the salt taxes in India. He encouraged Indians to use salt from the sea, in order to go against the British laws. Gandhi along with other demonstrators were arrested. He called off satyagraha because he felt that the people were not learning the lesson of peace. Also, he felt that the people did not understand civil disobedience. Gandhi was devoted to proving that peace could only come through peace. Gandhi’s followers named him Mahatma, which means great soul or holy one.

For his dedicated service to the Indian Independence movement, Gandhi is often called the architect of Indian independence or as the "Father of the Nation." His efforts to stop the fierce fighting in Calcutta came to and end on August 15, 1947 when the moment of freedom came for India. Gandhi incorporates every aspect of India as a whole and has knowledge and mental strength to spread his philosophy.

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