Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948 by a Hindu extremist. Gandhi was a truly inspirational individual, one who on the day of his funeral was celebrated by more than a million people who crammed the streets to mourn his death. Albert Einstein added “Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood”. (Shirer 11) Despite the fact that Gandhi used pacifist non-violent political strategies to unite his country to gain its freedom, not once was he passive in his demands for a free and independent India.

The division of old India into India and Pakistan meant that the Hindus and Muslims that were in the wrong countries would have to migrate across the border in some cases walking halfway across the country. This started a deep rivalry between the two religious groups. Great massacres broke out and the once peaceful brethren began fighting one another. In a last effort to stop the fighting Gandhi once again resorted to making a fast til death promise. He refused to eat for five days and once again this calmed the people.

a lawyer Gandhi sailed for Bombay for his first trial which turned out to be an embarrassing failure. Soon after Gandhi’s luck began to improve, a Muslim business firm in Porbandar offered him a job requiring his presence in South Africa. Gandhi jumped at the opportunity unaware of the racial discrimination he would find there. His London law degree and middle-class upbringing would not count for much as the only class distinction that existed in South Africa was determined by color of skin.

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