Gandhi was born in Porbander, India, a west coast city on the Kathiawar Peninsula on October 2nd, 1869. At 13 Gandhi was happily married and on September 4rth 1888, Gandhi sailed to England to study law. In England Gandhi adopted his first philosophy, vegetarianism, and was a member of a radical vegetarian group. Gandhi discovered the rest of the philosophies that he later adopted through his vegetarian group. Gandhi

read books in England for years covering religion, ethics, history and most of all law. After passing his exams on June 10, 1891, he joined the High Court and sailed home to India with a wealth of knowledge and Ideas. Gandhi encountered his people being abused in many ways including discrimination and many conspiracies from Britain to force them to leave. Gandhi fought against these ways with uncooperation and through legal battles and eventually won the freedom of India as an independent country. He also won the respect of his people from everyone.

It took Gandhi nearly his entire life to free his people of British rule. He was always looking for ways to hurt the British peacefully, such as boycotting products. One way that he did this was with spinning, the process of making clothes. Gandhi only wore handmade clothes and at one time had thousands of people making their own clothes. This is where Gandhi got his world known appearance. At this time the majority of the clothes that were available were sold by the British. Another thing that he did was boycott salt. All salt in India was sold by the British, and even though India could easily provide salt for itself, the British outlawed it. Because of Gandhi people all over India made their own salt and sold it. This of course was illegal and many were arrested. The book comments about salt boycott’s effectiveness: “The symbolism was crystal clear, the act itself uncomplicated but on a grand scale. The point could not be mistaken by followers, enemies, or the world at large. And like so many of Gandhi’s campaigns, it had a wonderfully practical end as well.” By this the book means that while India is hot and peo

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