Témbongkeun sumber pikeun Mohandas Gandhi

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{{Infobox revolution biography
|name=Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 
|lived=[[2 October]] [[1869]]–[[30 January]] [[1948]]
|image=[[Mohandas Gandhi resized for biography.jpg|150px]]
|caption= Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
|alternate name=Mahatma Gandhi
|placeofbirth=[[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
|placeofdeath=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|movement=[[Indian independence movement]]
|organizations=[[Indian National Congress]]
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'''Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi''' ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; [[Hindi language|Hindi]]: मोहन्दास करमचंद गांधी, Pronunciation-IPA: / {{IPA|moːhənd̪aːs kərəmtʃənd̪ gaːnd̪ʰiː}} / ) ([[2 Oktober]] [[1869]] – [[30 Januari]], [[1948]]) salah saurang politikus utama jeung pamingpin spiritual [[India]] jeung [[Indian independence movement|gerakan kamerdekaan India]]. Gandhi pionir<ref>[[Wikisource: The Birth of Satyagraha]] : From The Story of my Experiments with Truth, by Mohandas K. Gandhi</ref> tur panutur ''[[Satyagraha]]'' —  ngalawan ku cara [[civil disobedience|teu nurut]] babarengan dumasar kana [[ahimsa]] (bajoang [[non-violence|teu make kekerasan]]) nu jadi salah sahiji filosofi sumanget dina Gerakan Kamerdekaan India, tur jadi inspirasi gerakan keur hak asasi jeung kamerdakaan di dunya. Gandhi ilahar jeung kawentar boh di India atawa di dunya ku ngaran '''Mahatma Gandhi''' (Hindi: महात्मा, / {{IPA|məhatma}} /; tina [[Sanskrit|Basa Sansakerta]], ''[[Mahatma]]'': ''Great Soul'') nyaéta ''Bapu'' (dina [[languages of India|Basa India]], ''Bapak'').

Salah saurang ahli hukum didikan Inggris, Gandhi mimiti ngusulkeun idena keur bajoang sipil ku cara damey di komunitas perjuangan India keur hak asasi di [[South Africa|Afrika Kidul]]. Sanggeus mulang ka India, Gandhi ngumpulkeun patani miskin jeung buruh keur protes kana "penindasan" pajak jeung diskriminasi. Mingpin [[Indian National Congress|Kongres Nasional India]], Gandhi ngayakeun kampanye keur ngurangan kamiskinan, ngabébaskeun awewe India, babarayaan antara komunitas nu béda kapercayaan jeung etnis, ngeureunkeun [[untouchability|perbudakan]] jeung diskriminasi kasta, sarta minuhan kabutuhan ekonomi nasional sorangan, sakabéh di luhur keur ''[[Swaraj]]'' — kamerdakaan India tina dominasi bangsa asing. Gandhi kawentar mingpin dina nolak pajeg uyah ku cara cara 400 kilométer (248 miles) [[Salt Satyagraha|Dandi Salt March]] dina 1930, sarta menta sacara terbuka ka Inggris keur ''[[Quit India|Kaluar India]]'' dina taun 1942. Gandhi méakeun umur hirup keur kadameyan tur hirup tumuwuh babarengan antara [[Hindus]], [[Muslims]] jeung [[Sikhs]].

Salila bajoangna, Gandhi konsisten bajoang [[non-violence|tanpa kekerasan]] jeung [[truth|kebenaran]] sanajan dina kaayaan ekstrim. Gandhi jadi mahasiswa [[Hindu philosophy|filosofi Hindu]] sarta hirup sederhana, "mengelola" [[ashram]] nyaéta minuhan kabutuhan sorangan. Gandhi nyieun baju ku sorangan — baju tradisional Indian [[dhoti]] jeung shawl, tinun maké [[charkha]] — sarta hirup diet salaku [[vegetarian]]. Gandhi remen [[fasts|puasa]] — pantang tina dahareun tur cai dina waktu nu lila — keur pembersihan diri tur nandakeun protes. Kahirupan jeung ajaran Gandhi méré  ilham keur [[Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]], [[Steve Biko]] jeung [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] sarta [[American civil rights movement|gerakan hak asasi sipil Amerika]], perjuangan hak asasi manusa di Afrika Kidul jeung [[Myanmar]]. Kritikna kana sababaraha aspek modérnisasi kulon (saperti [[technology|tehnologi]] jeung [[industrialization|industrialisasi]] modérn) ogé nambahn reputasina dina [[development criticism|ngawangun kritik]] nu jadi inspirasi pamikir politik saterusna.

Gandhi dibéré gelar ''[[Father of the Nation|Bapak Nasional]]'' India, gelar mimitina [[Subhash Chandra Bose]] [http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/main/q1.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829144244/http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/main/q1.htm |date=2019-08-29 }} <ref>^ "Father of Our Nation" (Address to Mahatma Gandhi over the Rangoon Radio on 6th July 1944) The Essential Writings of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Edited by Sisir K Bose & Sugata Bose (Delhi: Oxford University Press) 1997 pp301-2</ref>. Ulang taun Gandhi dina [[2 Oktober]] dieling-eling salaku '''Gandhi Jayanti''', sarta jadi [[holidays in India|poe libur nasional]].

== Awal kahirupan ==
[[Gambar:Mohandas K Gandhi, age 7.jpg|thumb|The young Mohandas]]
'''Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi''' lahir ti kulawarga [[Hindu]] [[Modh]] [[Vanik]] di [[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]], India taun 1869. Gandhi putra ti Karamchand Gandhi, ''[[Diwan (title)|diwan]]'' (Menteri Kepala) Porbandar, jeung Putlibai, istri kaopat Karamchand, runtuyan Hindu Pranami [[Vaishnava]]. Dua istri Karamchand mimiti, boga dua baraya awewe, maotna ku alesan nu teu dipikanyaho (rumorna waktu ngalahirkeun). Istri katilu teu daya upaya tur ngidinan ka Karamchand keur kawin deui. Hirup tumuwuh jeung indung nu taat tur dikurilingan ku pangaruh [[Jainism|Jain]] Gujarat, Gandhi diajar ti umur nu leuwih ngora kahirupan teu nganyenyeri, [[vegetarianism|vegetarian]], [[fasting|puasa]] keur ngabersihkeun diri, tur toleran ka rupa-rupa agama jeung sekte. Gandhi lahir dina ''[[vaishya]]'', ataw [[caste|kasta]] padagang. 
[[Gambar:Gandhi and Kasturbhai 1902.jpg|left|thumb|240px|Gandhi jeung istrina [[Kasturba Gandhi|Kasturba]] (1902)]] 
Dina Mei 1883, waktu umur 13 taun, Gandhi geus nikah dijodokeun ku kolotna ka [[Kasturba Gandhi|Kasturba Makhanji]] (dieja "Kasturbai" disebut "Ba"), nu umurna sarua. Maranéhna boga 4 putra: [[Harilal Gandhi]], lahir taun 1888; [[Manilal Gandhi]], lahir taun 1892; [[Ramdas Gandhi]], lahir taun 1897; jeun [[Devdas Gandhi]], lahir taun 1900. Gandhi kaasup mahasiswa cukup di Porbandar jeung [[Rajkot]]. Gandhi lulus [[Matriculation|ujian matrikulasi]] keur [[University of Bombay]] dina 1887, nu mana asup ka Samaldas College.  Gandhi teu betah di ieu college, sabab kulawargna hayang Gandhi jadi [[barrister|pengacara]]. manéhna ngamangpaatkuen kasempetan keur sakola di [[England|Inggris]], nu ceuk pamikirna "taneuh para [[philosopher]] jeung sastrawan, pusat sagala kahirupan sipil."

Umur 18 taun dina [[4 September]] [[1888]], Gandhi asup ka [[University College London]] keur dilatih jadi [[barrister|pengacara]]. Basa di [[London, United Kingdom|London]], ibukota Karajaan, geus dipangaruhan ku ajaran ti ibuna keur jadi [[Jainism|Jain monk]] Becharji, salila ninggalkeun India patuh kana prinsip Hindu keur teu dahar daging, alkohol, sarta bandel.  Sanajan Gandhi diajarkeun kana kabiasaan "urang Inggris" — diajar dansa contona  — manéhna teu bisa dahar daging domba jeung kubis ibu kosna. Ibu kosna nunjukkeun rumah makan vegetarian di London.  Kahirupanna sajalan jeung kahayang indungna, manéhna maca ngeunaan kamampuan intelek [[vegetarianism|vegetarian]]. manéhna gabung jeung [[Vegetarian Society|Kumpulan Vegetarian]], sarta kapilih jadi komite eksekutif tur ngadegkeun kleub lokal. manéhna ngaku loba meunang pangalaman salila ngurus ieu organisasi. Sababarha vegetarian nu papanggih nyaéta anggota [[Theosophical Society|Pakumpulan Teosofical]], di didirikeun dina taun 1875 keur ngamajukeun babarayaan jeung nalungtik literatur [[Buddhist|Budha]] sarta Hindu [[Brahman|Brahma]]. Maranéhna nyarankeun Gandhi keur maca ''[[Bhagavad Gita]].'' Teu nempo kana sabagéan nu dipikaresrp dina agama saméméhna, Gandhi loba maca buku ngeunaan [[Hinduism|Hindu]], [[Christianity|Kristen]], [[Buddhism|Budha]], [[Islam]] jeung agama séjénna. manéhna mulang ka India sanggeus ditrarima di [[bar association|bar]] [[England and Wales|Inggris jeung Wales]], tapi ngan saeutik kasuksesan dina prakték hukumna di [[Bombay]], saterusna daptar sarta ditolak keur gawe paruh waktu jadi guru di sakola menengah. Gandhi mulang ka Rajkot keur nyieun draft petisi tapi dipaksa nutup bisnisna saperti basa rek gawe di kantor Inggris. Dina catetan hirupna, Gandhi ngajelaskeu kajadian ieu salaku kagagalan dina lobi ka baraya nu leuwih kolot. Dina kaayaan ieu nyaéta (taun 1893) ditarima keur kontrak panjang di parusahaan India keur dikirim ka [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], [[South Africa|Afrika Kidul]].

== Gerakan hak asasi manusa di Afrika Kidul (1893–1914) ==
[[Gambar:Gandhi_South-Africa.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Gandhi di [[South Africa|Afrika Kidul]] (1895)]] 
<!--At this point in his life, Gandhi was a mild-mannered, diffident and politically indifferent individual. He had read his first newspaper at the age of 18, and was prone to stage fright while speaking in court. South Africa changed him dramatically, as he faced the discrimination that was commonly directed at blacks and Indians in that country. One day in court in the city of [[Durban]], the magistrate asked him to remove his [[turban]]. Gandhi refused to do so and stormed out of the courtroom. In another incident, he was thrown off a train at [[Pietermaritzburg]], after refusing to move from the first class coach to a third class compartment while holding a valid first class ticket. Later, travelling further on by stagecoach, he was beaten by a driver for refusing to travel on the footboard to make room for a European passenger. He suffered other hardships on the journey as well, including being barred from many hotels on account of his race. These incidents have been acknowledged by several biographers as a turning point in his life that would serve as the catalyst for his activism later in life. It was through witnessing first-hand the [[racism]], [[prejudice]] and injustice against Indians in South Africa that Gandhi started to question his people's status, and his own place in society. 
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[[Image:Gandhi Boer War 1899.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Gandhi in the uniform of a sergeant of the Indian Ambulance Corps. He served during the Boer War (1899).]]
At the end of his contract, Gandhi prepared to return to India. However, at a farewell party in his honour in Durban, he happened to glance at a newspaper and learned that a bill was being considered by the Natal Legislative Assembly to deny the right to vote to Indians. When he brought this up with his hosts, they lamented that they did not have the expertise necessary to oppose the bill, and implored Gandhi to stay and help them. He circulated several petitions to both the Natal Legislature and the British Government in opposition to the bill. Though unable to halt the bill's passage, his campaign was successful in drawing attention to the grievances of Indians in South Africa. Supporters convinced him to remain in Durban to continue fighting against the injustices levied against Indians in South Africa. He founded the [[Natal Indian Congress]] in 1894, with himself as the Secretary. Through this organization, he moulded the Indian community of South Africa into a homogeneous political force, publishing documents detailing Indian grievances and evidence of British discrimination in South Africa. Gandhi returned briefly to India in 1896 to bring his wife and children to live with him in South Africa. When he returned in January 1897, a white mob attacked and tried to lynch him. <ref>[[Wikisource: March 1897 Memorial (Gandhi)]] : correspondence and newspaper accounts of the incident</ref>In an early indication of the personal values that would shape his later campaigns, he refused to press charges on any member of the mob, stating it was one of his principles not to seek redress for a personal wrong in a court of law.

At the onset of the [[South African War]], Gandhi argued that Indians must support the war effort in order to legitimize their claims to full citizenship, organizing a volunteer ambulance corps of 300 free Indians and 800 indentured labourers called the '''Indian Ambulance Corps''', one of the few medical units to serve wounded black South Africans. He himself was a stretcher-bearer at the [[Battle of Spion Kop]], and was decorated. At the conclusion of the war, however, the situation for the Indians did not improve, but continued to deteriorate. In 1906, the [[Transvaal]] government promulgated a new Act compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in [[Johannesburg]] that September, Gandhi adopted his methodology of ''[[satyagraha]]'' (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means. This plan was adopted, leading to a seven-year struggle in which thousands of Indians were jailed (including Gandhi himself on many occasions), flogged, or even shot, for striking, refusing to register, burning their registration cards, or engaging in other forms of non-violent resistance. While the government was successful in repressing the Indian protesters, the public outcry stemming from the harsh methods employed by the South African government in the face of peaceful Indian protesters finally forced South African General [[Jan Christiaan Smuts]] to negotiate a compromise with Gandhi. In May 1915, Gandhi founded an [[ashram]] on the outskirts of [[Ahmedabad]] and called it Satyagrah Ashram (also known as Sabarmati Ashram). There lodged twenty five men and women who took vows of truth, celibacy, [[ahimsa]], nonpossession, control of the palate, and service of the Indian people.

==Fighting for Indian independence (1916–1945)==
{{See also|Indian Independence Movement}}
As he had done in the [[South African War]], Gandhi urged support of the British in [[World War I]] and was active in encouraging Indians to join the army. His rationale, opposed by many others, was that if he desired  the full citizenship, freedoms and rights in the Empire, it would be wrong not to help in its defence. He spoke at the conventions of the [[Indian National Congress]], but was primarily introduced to Indian issues, politics and the Indian people by [[Gopal Krishna Gokhale]], at the time one of the most respected leaders of the Congress Party.

===Champaran and Kheda===
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[[Image:Gandhi Kheda 1918.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Gandhi in 1918, at the time of the Kheda and Champaran satyagrahas.]]
Gandhi's first major achievements came in 1918 with the [[Champaran]] agitation and ''Kheda Satyagraha'', although in the latter he was involved at par with [[Sardar Vallabhai Patel]], who acted as his right-hand and leader of the rebels. In Champaran, a district in the state of [[Bihar]], he organized civil resistance on the part of tens of thousands of landless farmers and serfs, and poor farmers with small lands, who were forced to grow [[Indigo plant|indigo]] and other cash crops instead of the food crops necessary for their survival. Suppressed by the militias of the landlords (mostly British), they were given measly compensation, leaving them mired in extreme poverty. The villages were kept extremely dirty and [[Hygiene|unhygienic]], and alcoholism, [[untouchability]] and [[purdah]] were rampant. Now in the throes of a devastating famine, the British levied an oppressive tax which they insisted on increasing in rate. The situation was desperate. In [[Kheda]] in [[Gujarat]], the problem was the same. Gandhi established an [[ashram]] there, organizing scores of his veteran supporters and fresh volunteers from the region. He organized a detailed study and survey of the villages, accounting the atrocities and terrible episodes of suffering, including the general state of degenerate living. Building on the confidence of villagers, he began leading the clean-up of villages, building of schools and hospitals and encouraging the village leadership to undo and condemn many social evils, as accounted above.

But his main assault came as he was arrested by police on the charge of creating unrest and was ordered to leave the province. Hundreds of thousands of people protested and rallied outside the jail, police stations and courts demanding his release, which the court unwillingly granted. Gandhi led organized protests and strikes against the landlords, who with the guidance of the British government, signed an agreement granting more compensation and control over farming for the poor farmers of the region, and cancellation of revenue hikes and collection until the famine ended. It was during this agitation, that Gandhi was addressed by the people as ''Bapu'' (Father) and ''Mahatma'' (Great Soul). In Kheda, Patel represented the farmers in negotiations with the British, who suspended revenue collection and granted relief. All prisoners were released. Gandhi's resulting fame spread all over the nation.

===Non-cooperation===
In [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], the [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]] of civilians by British troops caused deep trauma to the nation, and increased public anger and acts of violence. Gandhi criticized both the actions of the [[British]], and the retaliatory violence of Indians. He authored the resolution offering condolences to British civilian victims and condemning the riots, which after initial opposition in the party, was accepted after Gandhi made an emotional speech pushing forth his principle that all violence was evil and could not be justified.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 82</ref> But it was after the massacre and violence that Gandhi's mind focused upon obtaining complete self-government and control of all Indian government institutions, maturing soon into ''[[Swaraj]]'' or complete individual, spiritual, political independence. Gandhi was invested with executive authority on behalf of the [[Indian National Congress]] in December 1921. Under Gandhi's leadership, the Congress was reorganized with a new constitution, with the goal of ''Swaraj''. Membership in the party was opened to anyone prepared to pay a token fee.  A hierarchy of committees was set up to improve discipline, transforming the party from an elite organization to one of mass national appeal. Gandhi expanded his non-violence platform to include the [[Swadeshi movement|''swadeshi'' policy]] – the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods. Linked to this was his advocacy that ''khadi'' (homespun cloth) be worn by all Indians instead of British-made textiles. Gandhi exhorted Indian men and women, rich or poor, to spend time each day spinning ''khadi'' in support of the independence movement.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 89</ref> This was a strategy to inculcate discipline and dedication to weed out the unwilling and ambitious, and include women in the movement at a time when many thought that such activities were not "respectable" for women.  In addition to boycotting British products, Gandhi urged the people to boycott British educational institutions and law courts, to resign from government employment, and to forsake British titles and [[British honours system|honours]].

"Non-cooperation" enjoyed wide-spread appeal and success, increasing excitement and participation from all strata of Indian society, yet just as the movement reached its apex, it ended abruptly as a result of a violent clash in the town of [[Chauri Chaura]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], in February 1922.  Fearing that the movement was about to take a turn towards violence, and convinced that this would be the undoing of all his work, Gandhi called off the campaign of mass civil disobedience.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 105</ref> Gandhi was arrested on [[March 10]], [[1922]], tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years.  Beginning on [[March 18]], [[1922]], he only served about two years of the sentence, being released in February 1924 after an operation for [[appendicitis]]. Without Gandhi's uniting personality, the Indian National Congress began to splinter during his years in prison, splitting into two factions, one led by [[Chitta Ranjan Das]] and [[Motilal Nehru]] favouring party participation in the legislatures, and the other led by [[Chakravarti Rajagopalachari]] and [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]], opposing this move.  Furthermore, cooperation among Hindus and Muslims, which had been strong at the height of the nonviolence campaign, was breaking down. Gandhi attempted to bridge these differences through many means, including a three-week fast in the autumn of 1924, but with limited success.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 131</ref>

===Swaraj and the Salt Satyagraha===
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[[Image:Gandhi Satyagraha.JPG|thumb|200px|Gandhi at a public rally during the [[Salt Satyagraha]].]]
Gandhi stayed out of the limelight for most of the 1920s, preferring to resolve the wedge between the Swaraj Party and the Indian National Congress, and expanding initiatives against untouchability, alcoholism, ignorance and poverty. He returned to the fore in 1928. The year before, the British government appointed a new constitutional reform commission under Sir John Simon numbering not a single Indian in its ranks. The result was a boycott of the commission by Indian political parties. Gandhi pushed through a resolution at the Calcutta Congress in December 1928 calling on the British government to grant India dominion status or face a new campaign of non-violence with complete independence for the country as its goal. Gandhi had moderated the views of younger men like Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru, who sought a demand for immediate independence, but also modified his own call to a one year wait, instead of two.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 172</ref> The British did not respond. On [[December 31]] [[1929]], the flag of India was unfurled in Lahore. [[January 26]] [[1930]] was celebrated by the Indian National Congress, meeting in Lahore as India's Independence Day. This day was commemorated by almost every other Indian organization. Making good on his word in March 1930, he launched a new satyagraha against the tax on salt, highlighted by the famous Salt March to Dandi from [[March 21]] to [[April 6]] [[1930]], marching 400 kilometres (248 miles) from Ahmedabad to Dandi, Gujarat to make his own salt. Thousands of Indians joined him on this march to the sea. This campaign was one of his most successful, resulting in the imprisonment of over 60,000 people.

The government, represented by [[E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|Lord Edward Irwin]], decided to negotiate with Gandhi. The [[Gandhi-Irwin Pact]] was signed in March 1931. In it, the British Government agreed to set all political prisoners free in return for the suspension of the civil disobedience movement. Furthermore, Gandhi was invited to attend the Round Table Conference in London as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. The conference was a disappointment to Gandhi and the nationalists as it focused on the Indian princes and Indian minorities rather than the transfer of power. Furthermore, Lord Irwin's successor, [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon|Lord Willingdon]], embarked on a new campaign of repression against the nationalists. Gandhi was again arrested, and the government attempted to destroy his influence by completely isolating him from his followers. This tactic was not successful. In 1932, through the campaigning of the Dalit leader B. R. Ambedkar, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest, Gandhi embarked on a six-day fast in September 1932, successfully forcing the government to adopt a more equitable arrangement via negotiations mediated by the Dalit cricketer turned political leader Palwankar Baloo. This began a new campaign by Gandhi to improve the lives of the untouchables, whom he named Harijans, the children of God. On [[May 8]] [[1933]] Gandhi began a 21-day fast of self-purification to help the Harijan movement.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 230-32</ref> In the summer of 1934, three unsuccessful attempts were made on his life.

When the Congress Party chose to contest elections and accept power under the Federation scheme, Gandhi decided to resign from party membership. He did not at all disagree with the party's move, but felt that if he resigned, his popularity with Indians would cease to stifle the party's membership, that actually varied from communists, socialists, trade unionists, students, religious conservatives, to those with pro-business convictions. Gandhi also did not want to prove a target for Raj propaganda by leading a party that had temporarily accepted political accommodation with the Raj.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 246</ref> Gandhi returned to the head in 1936, with the Nehru presidency and the Lucknow session of the Congress. Although Gandhi desired a total focus on the task of winning independence and not speculation about India's future, he did not restrain the Congress from adopting socialism as its goal. Gandhi had a clash with Subhas Bose, who had been elected to the presidency in 1938. Gandhi's main issues with Bose were his lack of commitment to democracy, and lack of faith in non-violence. Bose won his second term despite Gandhi's criticism, but left the Congress when the All-India leaders resigned en masse in protest of his abandonment of principles introduced by Gandhi.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 277-81</ref>

===World War II and ''Quit India''===
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[[Image:Mahadev Desai and Gandhi 2 1939.jpg|right|thumb|210px|[[Mahadev Desai]] (left) reading out a letter to Gandhi from the [[viceroy]] at Birla House, Mumbai, [[April 7]], [[1939]].]]
[[World War II]] broke out in 1939 when [[Nazi Germany]] invaded [[Poland]]. Initially, Gandhi had favored offering "non-violent moral support" to the British effort, but other Congress leaders were offended by the unilateral inclusion of India into the war, without consultation of the people's representatives. All Congressmen elected to office resigned en masse.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 283-86</ref> After lengthy deliberations, Gandhi declared that India could not be party to a war ostensibly being fought for democratic freedom, while that freedom was denied in India herself. As the war progressed, Gandhi increased his demands for independence, drafting a resolution calling for the British to ''[[Quit India]]''. This was Gandhi's and the Congress Party's most definitive revolt aimed at securing the British exit from Indian shores.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 309</ref>

Gandhi was criticized by some Congressmen and other Indian political groups, both pro-British and anti-British. Some felt that opposing Britain in its life-death struggle was immoral, and others felt that Gandhi wasn't doing enough. ''Quit India'' became the most forceful movement in the history of the struggle, with mass arrests and violence on an unprecedented scale.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 318</ref> Thousands of freedom fighters were killed or injured in police firing, and hundreds of thousands were arrested. Gandhi and his supporters made it clear they would not support the war effort unless India was granted immediate independence. He even clarified that this time the movement would not be stopped if individual acts of violence were committed, saying that the ''"ordered anarchy"'' around him was ''"worse than real anarchy"''. He called on all Congressmen and Indians to maintain discipline in [[ahimsa]], and ''Karo Ya Maro'' (''Do or Die'') in the cause of ultimate freedom. Gandhi and the entire Congress Working Committee were arrested in [[Bombay]] by the British on [[August 9]], [[1942]]. Gandhi was held for two years in the [[Aga Khan Palace]] in [[Pune]]. It was here that Gandhi suffered two terrible blows in his personal life — his wife Kasturba died, just a few months after [[Mahadev Desai]], his 42-year old secretary died of a heart attack. He was released before the end of the war because of his failing health and necessary surgery; the Raj did not want him to die in prison and enrage the entire nation beyond control. Although the ruthless suppression of the movement by British forces brought relative order to India by the end of 1943, Quit India succeeded in its objective. At the end of the war, the British gave clear indications that power would be transferred to Indian hands, and Gandhi called off the struggle, and the Congress leadership and around 100,000 political prisoners were released. In February 1944 Kasturbai Gandhi died in prison and six weeks later Gandhi suffered a severe malaria attack. During this time Gandhi's health continually deteriorated to the point that the government on [[May 6]] [[1944]] decided to release him.

==Freedom and partition of India==
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[[Image:Jinnah Gandhi.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] (left) with Mahatma Gandhi (right) in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]) in 1944.]]
Gandhi advised the Congress to reject the proposals the [[British Cabinet Mission]] offered in 1946, as he was deeply suspicious of the ''grouping'' proposed for Muslim-majority states — Gandhi viewed this as a precursor to partition. However, this became one of the few times the Congress broke from Gandhi's advice (not his leadership though), as Nehru and Patel knew that if the Congress did not approve the plan, the control of government would pass to the [[Muslim League]]. Between 1946 and 1947, over 5,000 people were killed in violence. Gandhi was vehemently opposed to any plan that partitioned India into two separate countries. Many Muslims in India lived side by side with Hindus and Sikhs, and were in favour of a united India. But [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], the leader of the Muslim League, commanded widespread support in [[Punjab, Pakistan|West Punjab]], [[Sindh]], [[NWFP]] and [[East Bengal]]. The partition plan was approved by the Congress leadership as the only way to prevent a wide-scale Hindu-Muslim civil war. Congress leaders knew that Gandhi would viscerally oppose partition, and it was impossible for the Congress to go ahead without his agreement, for Gandhi's support in the party and throughout India was strong. Gandhi's closest colleagues had accepted partition as the best way out, and [[Sardar Patel]] endeavoured to convince Gandhi that it was the only way to avoid civil war. A devastated Gandhi gave his assent.

On the day of the transfer of power, Gandhi did not celebrate independence with the rest of India, but was alone in [[Calcutta]], mourning the partition and working to end the violence. After India's independence, Gandhi focused on Hindu-Muslim peace and unity. He conducted extensive dialogue with Muslim and Hindu community leaders, working to cool passions in northern India, as well as in [[Bengal]]. Despite the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]], he was troubled when the Government decided to deny Pakistan the [[Indian Rupee|Rs.]] 55 [[crore]]s due as per agreements made by the Partition Council. Leaders like [[Sardar Patel]] feared that Pakistan would use the money to bankroll the war against India. Gandhi was also devastated when demands resurged for all Muslims to be deported to Pakistan, and when Muslim and Hindu leaders expressed frustration and an inability to come to terms with one another.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 462</ref> He launched his last fast-unto-death in [[Delhi]], asking that all communal violence be ended once and for all, and that the payment of Rs. [[Indian numbering system|55 crores]] be made to Pakistan. Gandhi feared that instability and insecurity in Pakistan would increase their anger against India, and violence would spread across the borders. He further feared that Hindus and Muslims would renew their enmity and precipitate into an open civil war. After emotional debates with his life-long colleagues, Gandhi refused to budge, and the Government rescinded its policy and made the payment to Pakistan. Hindu, Muslim and Sikh community leaders, including the [[RSS]] and [[Hindu Mahasabha]] assured him that they would renounce violence and call for peace. Gandhi thus broke his fast by sipping orange juice.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 464-66</ref>

==Assassination==
[[Image:Gandhi's_Tomb.jpg|thumb|230px|[[Raj Ghat and other memorials|Raj Ghat]]: Gandhi's Memorial in Delhi.]]

{{See also|Attempts to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi}}
On [[January 30]], [[1948]], on his way to a prayer meeting, Gandhi was shot dead in [[Birla House]], [[New Delhi]], by [[Nathuram Godse]].  Godse was a Hindu radical with links to the extremist [[Hindu Mahasabha]], who held Gandhi responsible for weakening India by insisting upon a payment to Pakistan.<ref>R. Gandhi, ''Patel: A Life'', pp. 472</ref> Godse and his co-conspirator [[Narayan Apte]] were later tried and convicted, and on [[15 November]], [[1949]], were executed. A prominent revolutionary and Hindu revivalist, the president of the Mahasabha, [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]] was accused of being the architect of the plot, but was acquitted due to lack of evidence. Gandhi's memorial (or ''Samādhi'') at [[Raj Ghat and other memorials|Rāj Ghāt]], [[New Delhi]], bears the epigraph, ([[Devanagiri]]: ''हे ! राम'' or, ''Hé [[Rama|Rām]]''), which may be translated as "Oh God". These are widely believed to be Gandhi's last words after he was shot, though the veracity of this statement has been disputed by many.<ref>Vinay Lal. [http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Gandhi/HeRam_gandhi.html ‘Hey Ram’: The Politics of Gandhi’s Last Words]. Humanscape 8, no. 1 (January 2001):34-38</ref> [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] addressed the nation through radio:

::"Friends and comrades, the light has gone out of our lives, and there is darkness everywhere, and I do not quite know what to tell you or how to say it. Our beloved leader, Bapu as we called him, the father of the nation, is no more.  Perhaps I am wrong to say that; nevertheless, we will not see him again, as we have seen him for these many years, we will not run to him for advice or seek solace from him, and that is a terrible blow, not only for me, but for millions and millions in this country."

==Gandhi's principles==
{{See also|Gandhism}}
===Truth===
Gandhi dedicated his life to the wider purpose of discovering [[truth]], or ''[[Satya]]''. He tried to achieve this by learning from his own mistakes and conducting experiments on himself. He named his autobiography ''[[The Story of My Experiments with Truth]]''.

Gandhi said that the most important battle to fight was in overcoming his own demons, fears and insecurities.  Gandhi summarized his beliefs first when he said "[[God]] is Truth," but as typical of Gandhi, he evolved, later to correct himself and state that "Truth is God."  The first statement seemed insufficient to Gandhi, as the mistake could be made that Gandhi was using Truth as a description of God, rather than the summative definition of the entire essence of God. ''Satya'' (Truth) in Gandhi's philosophy is God.  It shares all the characteristics of the Hindu concept of God, or [[Brahman]].

===Nonviolence===
The concept of [[nonviolence]] (''[[ahinsa]]'') and [[nonresistance]] has a long history in Indian religious thought and has had many revivals in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Christian contexts. Gandhi explains his philosophy and way of life in his autobiography ''[[The Story of My Experiments with Truth]]''.  He was quoted as saying:

:"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always."

:"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?"

:"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

:"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for."

In applying these principles, Gandhi did not balk from taking them to their most logical extremes. In 1940, when invasion of the British Isles by Nazi Germany looked imminent, Gandhi offered the following advice to the British people (''Non-Violence in Peace and War''):

:"I would like you to lay down the arms you have as being useless for saving you or humanity. You will invite Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini to take what they want of the countries you call your possessions.... If these gentlemen choose to occupy your homes, you will vacate them. If they do not give you free passage out, you will allow yourselves, man, woman, and child, to be slaughtered, but you will refuse to owe allegiance to them."

Even in 1946, by which time Gandhi had learned of [[The Holocaust]], he said to biographer Louis Fisher:<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040214135924/http://triviahalloffame.com/gandhi.htm Trivia Hall of Fame — Mahatma Gandhi]. Retrieved from the [[Wayback Machine]], [[14 February]] [[2004]].</ref>

:"The Jews should have offered themselves to the butcher's knife. They should have thrown themselves into the sea from cliffs."

However, Gandhi was aware that this level of nonviolence required incredible faith and courage, which he realized not everyone possessed.  He therefore advised that everyone need not keep to nonviolence, especially if it was used as a cover for cowardice:

:"Gandhi guarded against attracting to his ''satyagraha'' movement those who feared to take up arms or felt themselves incapable of resistance. 'I do believe,' he wrote, 'that where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence.'" <ref>Bondurant, p. 28</ref>

:"At every meeting I repeated the warning that unless they felt that in non-violence they had come into possession of a force infinitely superior to the one they had and in the use of which they were adept, they should have nothing to do with non-violence and resume the arms they possessed before. It must never be said of the [[Khudai Khidmatgar]]s that once so brave, they had become or been made cowards under [[Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan|Badshah Khan]]'s influence. Their bravery consisted not in being good marksmen but in defying death and being ever ready to bare their breasts to the bullets."<ref>Bondurant, p. 139</ref>

===Vegetarianism===
As a young child, Gandhi experimented in meat-eating. This was due partially to his inherent curiosity as well as his rather persuasive peer and friend Sheikh Mehtab.  The idea of [[vegetarianism]] is deeply engrained in Hindu and Jain traditions in India, and, in his native land of [[Gujarat]], many Hindus were vegetarian. The Gandhi family was no exception. Before leaving for his studies in London, Gandhi made a promise to his mother, Putlibai and his uncle, Becharji Swami that he would abstain from eating meat, taking alcohol, and engaging in promiscuity. He held fast to his promise and gained more than a diet, he gained a basis for his life-long philosophies. As Gandhi grew into adulthood, he became a strict vegetarian.  He wrote articles on the subject, some of which were published in the London Vegetarian Society's publication: "The Vegetarian." Gandhi became inspired by many great minds during this period and befriended a chairman of the  London Vegetarian Society, Dr. Josiah Oldfield.

Having also read and admired the work of [[Henry Stephens Salt]], the young Mohandas met and often corresponded with the vegetarian campaigner. Gandhi spent much time advocating vegetarianism during and after his time in London.  To Gandhi, a vegetarian diet would not only satisfy the requirements of the body, it would also serve an economic purpose as meat was, and still is, generally more expensive than grains, legumes, and fruits.  Also, many Indians of the time struggled with low income, thus  vegetarianism was seen not only as a spiritual practice but also a practical one. 
He abstained from eating for long periods, using [[fasting]] as a political "weapon." He refused to eat until his death or his demands were met. It was noted in his autobiography that vegetarianism was the beginning of his deep commitment to [[Brahmacharya]]; without total control of the palate his success in Bramacharya would have been likely to falter.

===Brahmacharya===
Gandhi gave up [[sexual intercourse]] at the age of 36, becoming totally [[Celibacy|celibate]] while still married. This decision was deeply influenced by the philosophy of [[brahmacharya|Brahmacharya]]—spiritual and practical purity—largely associated with celibacy and [[asceticism]].  Gandhi saw brahmacharya as a means of going close to God and as a primary foundation  for self realization. In his autobiography he tells of his battle against lustful urges and fits of jealousy with his childhood bride, [[Kasturba Gandhi|Kasturba]].  He felt it his personal obligation to remain celibate so that he could learn to love, rather than lust. For Gandhi brahmacharya meant ''control of the senses in thought, word and deed''.<ref>[http://www.mahatma.org.in/books/showbook.jsp?id=188&link=bg&book=bg0001&lang=en&cat=books The Story of My Experiments with truth — An Autobiography], p. 176.</ref>

===Simplicity===
[[Image:GandhiStatueInUnionSquareNYC.jpg|left|thumb|260px|Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Union Square Park, New York City]]

Gandhi earnestly believed that a person involved in social service should lead a simple life which he thought could lead to Brahmacharya. His [[simplicity]] began by renouncing the western lifestyle he was leading in South Africa. He called it "reducing himself to zero", which entailed giving up unnecessary expenditure, embracing a [[simple living|simple lifestyle]] and washing his own clothes.<ref>[http://www.mahatma.org.in/books/showbook.jsp?id=189&link=bg&book=bg0001&lang=en&cat=books The Story of My Experiments with truth — An Autobiography], p. 177.</ref> On one occasion he returned the gifts bestowed to him from the natals for his diligent service to the community.<ref>[http://www.mahatma.org.in/books/showbook.jsp?id=195&link=bg&book=bg0001&lang=en&cat=bookss The Story of My Experiments with truth — An Autobiography], p. 183.</ref>

Gandhi spent one day of each week in silence. He believed that abstaining from speaking brought him [[inner peace]]. This influence was drawn from the Hindu principles of ''mouna'' (silence) and ''shanti'' (peace). On such days he communicated with others by writing on paper. For three and a half years, from the age of 37, Gandhi refused to read newspapers, claiming that the tumultuous state of world affairs caused him more confusion than his own inner unrest. Returning to India from South Africa, where he had enjoyed a successful legal practice, he gave up wearing Western-style clothing, which he associated with wealth and success. He dressed to be accepted by the poorest person in India, advocating the use of homespun cloth (''khadi''). Gandhi and his followers adopted the practice of weaving their own clothes from thread they themselves spun, and encouraged others to do so.  While Indian workers were often idle due to unemployment, they had often bought their clothing from industrial manufacturers owned by British interests. It was Gandhi's view that if Indians made their own clothes, it would deal an economic blow to the British establishment in India. Consequently, the [[spinning wheel]] was later incorporated into the flag of the Indian National Congress. He would wear a [[dhoti]] all his life to show simplicity.

===Faith===
Gandhi was born a Hindu and practiced Hinduism all his life, deriving most of his principles from Hinduism. As a common Hindu, he believed all religions to be equal, and rejected all efforts to convert him to a different faith. He was an avid theologian and read extensively about all major religions. He had the following to say about Hinduism:
:"[[Hinduism]] as I know it entirely satisfies my soul, fills my whole being ... When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and when I see not one ray of light on the horizon, I turn to the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'', and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. My life has been full of tragedies and if they have not left any visible and indelible effect on me, I owe it to the teachings of the ''Bhagavad Gita''."

Gandhi believed that at the core of every religion was ''[[The Truth|Truth]]'' and ''[[Love]]'' (compassion, nonviolence and [[Ethic of reciprocity|the Golden Rule]]). He also questioned hypocrisy, malpractices and dogma in all religions and was a tireless social reformer. Some of his comments on various religions are:

:"Thus if I could not accept Christianity either as a perfect, or the greatest [[religion]], neither was I then convinced of Hinduism being such. Hindu defects were pressingly visible to me. If untouchability could be a part of Hinduism, it could but be a rotten part or an excrescence. I could not understand the raison d'etre of a multitude of sects and [[caste]]s. What was the meaning of saying that the [[Vedas]] were the inspired [[Sacred text|Word of God]]? If they were inspired, why not also the [[Bible]] and the [[Qur'an|Koran]]? As Christian friends were endeavouring to convert me, so were [[Muslim]] friends. Abdullah Sheth had kept on inducing me to study [[Islam]], and of course he had always something to say regarding its beauty." (source: [[The Story of My Experiments with Truth|his autobiography]])

:"As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance, cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side."

:"The sayings of [[Muhammad]] are a treasure of wisdom, not only for Muslims but for all of mankind."

Later in his life when he was asked whether he was a Hindu, he replied:

:"Yes I am.  I am also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew."

In spite of their deep reverence to each other, Gandhi and [[Rabindranath Tagore]] got involved in protracted debates more than once. These debates exemplify the philosophical differences between the two most famous Indians at the time. On [[January 15]] [[1934]], an earthquake hit [[Bihar]] and caused extensive damage and loss of life. Gandhi maintained this was because of the sin committed by upper caste [[Hindu]]s by not letting untouchables in their temples (Gandhi was committed to the cause of improving the fate of untouchables, referring to them as Harijans, people of [[Krishna]]). [[Tagore]] vehemently opposed Gandhi's stance, maintaining that an earthquake can only be caused by natural forces, not moral reasons, however repugnant the practice of untouchability may be.

==Criticism==
Throughout his life and after his death, Gandhi has evoked serious criticism. [[B. R. Ambedkar]], the [[Dalit (outcaste)|Dalit]] political leader condemned Gandhi's terming the untouchable community as ''Harijans'', which he found condescending. Ambedkar and his allies also felt Gandhi was undermining Dalit political rights. [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] and contemporary Pakistanis often condemn Gandhi for undermining Muslim political rights. [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]] condemned Gandhi for ''appeasing'' Muslims politically — Savarkar and his allies blamed Gandhi for thus facilitating the creation of Pakistan and increasing the influence of the Muslim community in politics beyond proportion. Savarkar himself was implicated in the trial following Gandhi's murder, as he was the mentor of the assassin Nathuram Godse and an important Hindu Mahasabha leader. In contemporary times, historians like [[Ayesha Jalal]] blame Gandhi and the Congress for being unwilling to share power with Muslims and thus hastening partition. Hindu political activists like [[Pravin Togadia]] and [[Narendra Modi]] have been known to criticize Gandhi's leadership and actions.

Gandhi has also been criticized by various historians and commentators for his attitudes regarding [[Hitler]] and [[Nazism]]. Gandhi apparently believed that Hitler's hatred could be transformed by the application of non-violent resistance. Gandhi has come under fire in particular for statements to the effect that the [[Jews]] would win God's love if they willingly went to their deaths as [[martyr]]s. <ref>David Lewis Schaefer. ( [http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-schaefer042803.asp  What Did Gandhi Do?]. National Review. [[28 April]] [[2003]]. Retrieved [[21 March]] [[2006]]; Richard Grenier. [http://eserver.org/history/ghandi-nobody-knows.txt "The Gandhi Nobody Knows"]. ''[[Commentary Magazine]]''. March 1983. Retrieved [[21 March]] [[2006]].</ref> Some criticism of Gandhi has been challenged in a number of articles <ref>Jason DeParle [http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.indian/msg/38b451bdbfbefb61? WHY GANDHI DRIVES THE NEOCONSERVATIVES CRAZY]. Washington Monthly, September 1983</ref>.

Gandhi has also been criticized by anti-communists for referring to [[Vladimir Lenin]] as a "titan in spirit" and for generally supporting the cause of the [[Soviet Union]].

==Legacy==
[[Image:Rupees1000.jpg|thumb|right|[[Indian Rupee|Rs]]. 1000 currency of the Mahatma Gandhi series]]
Gandhi never received the [[Nobel Peace Prize]], though he was nominated for it five times between 1937 and 1948. Decades later, however, the Nobel Committee publicly declared its regret for the omission, and admitted to deeply divided nationalistic opinion denying the award to Gandhi. The Prize was not awarded in 1948, the year of Gandhi's death, on the grounds that "there was no suitable living candidate" that year, and when the [[Tenzin Gyatso|Dalai Lama]] was awarded the Prize in 1989, the chairman of the committee said that this was "in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi".<ref>Øyvind Tønnesson. [http://www.nobel.se/peace/articles/gandhi/index.html Mahatma Gandhi, the Missing Laureate]. Nobel e-Museum Peace Editor, 1998-2000. Retrieved [[21 March]] [[2006]]</ref> After Gandhi's death, [[Albert Einstein]] said of Gandhi: "Generations to come will scarcely believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood." He also once said," I believe that Gandhi's views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in anything you believe is evil."

[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]] named Gandhi as the runner-up to [[Albert Einstein]] as [[Person of the Year|"Person of the Century"]] at the end of 1999, and named [[Tenzin Gyatso|The Dalai Lama]], [[Lech Wałęsa]], [[Martin luther king|Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]], [[Cesar Chavez]], [[Aung San Suu Kyi]], [[Benigno Aquino Jr.]], [[Desmond Tutu]], and [[Nelson Mandela]] as ''Children of Gandhi'' and his spiritual heirs to the tradition of non-violence. The [[Government of India]] awards the annual [[Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize]] to distinguished social workers, world leaders and citizens. [[Nelson Mandela]], the leader of South Africa's struggle to eradicate racial discrimination and segregation, is a prominent non-Indian recipient of this honour. In 1996, the Government of India introduced the Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes in [[Indian Rupee|Rupee]]s 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 denomination.

===''Mahatma''===
The word ''Mahatma'', while often mistaken for Gandhi's given name in the West, is taken from the [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] words ''maha'' meaning ''Great'' and ''atma'' meaning ''Soul''. The title "Mahatma" was first accorded to Gandhi on [[January 21]], [[1915]] by his pioneer supporter [[Nautamlal Bhagavanji Mehta]] at the [[Kamribai School]] in [[Jetpur]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]] (in the erstwhile princely state of [[Kathiawad]]). In his autobiography, Gandhi nevertheless explains that he never felt worthy of the honour.<ref>[http://kamdartree.com/Dr%20PJ%20Mehta.htm M.K. Gandhi: An Autobiography]. Retrieved [[21 March]] [[2006]].</ref> According to the ''manpatra'', the name ''Mahatma'' was given in response to Gandhi's admirable sacrifice in manifesting justice and truth.<ref>[http://kamdartree.com/mahatma_kamdar.htm Documentation of how and when Mohandas K. Gandhi became known as the "Mahatma"]. Retrieved [[21 March]] [[2006]].</ref>

===Artistic depictions===
[[Image:Gandhimovie.jpg|thumb|The [[Gandhi (film)]] poster]]
The best-known artistic depiction of his life is the [[film]] ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982), directed by [[Richard Attenborough]], and starring [[Ben Kingsley]] (himself of [[Gujarat]]i parentage from his father's side) in the title role. However, the film has since been criticised by some post-colonial scholars, who argue that it depicts Gandhi as single-handedly bringing India to independence, and ignores other prominent figures (both elite and subaltern) in the anti-colonial struggle. ''The Making of the Mahatma'', directed by [[Shyam Benegal]], and starring Rajat Kapur, is a film about Gandhi's 21 years of life in [[South Africa]]. Gandhi's character is played by Anu Kapoor in the film ''[[Sardar (film)|Sardar]]'' (1993) about the life of [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]].

The 1998 film ''Hey Ram'', made by [[Kamal Hasan]] portrays a would-be assassin of Gandhi and the dilemma faced by the would-be assassins in the turmoil of post-partition India. Gandhi's character is played by veteran actor [[Naseeruddin Shah]]. There are several works explorative of different aspects of Gandhi's life and his controversial actions: the play ''Mahatma vs. Gandhi'' explores his troubled relationship with his eldest son [[Harilal Gandhi]], and ''Me [[Nathuram Godse]] Boltoy'' ([[Marathi]]: ''I am Nathuram Godsé speaking'') explores the rationale and circumstances in which Gandhi's murder was plotted and carried out. The opera ''[[Satyagraha (opera)|Satyāgraha]] '', composed by [[Philip Glass]] (in 1980), with a [[libretto]] by himself and Constance De Jong is based on the life of Gandhi.

Mahatma Gandhi has been featured in the video game series [[Civilization]], as a civilization leader of the [[India|Indian Civilization]]. He has appeared through the first three Civilization games as a lone Civilization leader, but in [[Civilization IV]], Gandhi is a civilization leader alongside [[Asoka]], the famous Indian Emperor. 
A gun-toting Gandhi is shown briefly in a [[parody advertisement|parody trailer]] for "Gandhi II" in the comedy movie [[UHF (movie)|UHF]] in which he is described as "No more Mr. Passive Resistance". Gandhi is referred to in an episode of the sitcom [[Seinfeld]], [[The Old Man (Seinfeld episode)|The Old Man]], as having an affair with one of the minor characters. The short-lived [[MTV]] cartoon [[Clone High]] featured the clone of Gandhi as one of the main characters.

===Across the world===
[[Image:Gandhi statue, Tavistock Sq Gardens.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in [[Tavistock Square]] Gardens, London.]]
[[Image:PMBGandhistatue.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The centennial commemorative statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the center of downtown [[Pietermaritzburg]], [[South Africa]].]]

In the United Kingdom, there are several prominent statues of Gandhi, most notably in [[Tavistock Square]], [[London]] (near [[University College London]]), where he studied law. 
[[January 30]] is commemorated in the [[United Kingdom]] as National Gandhi Remembrance Day. In the [[United States]], there are statues of Gandhi outside the [[Ferry Building]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[Union Square (New York City)|Union Square]] Park in [[New York City]], the [[Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], the Heritage Park in [[Skokie]] (north suburb of [[Chicago]]), the hermann park in [[Houston]] and near the Indian Embassy in the [[Dupont Circle]] neighbourhood of [[Washington, DC]]. The city of [[Pietermaritzburg]], [[South Africa]], where Gandhi was ejected in 1893 from a first-class train, now hosts a commemorative statue. The Government of India donated a statue to the city of [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]], to signify their support for the future Canadian Museum for Human Rights. There are wax statues of Gandhi at the [[Madame Tussauds|Madame Tussaud's]] wax museums in [[New York City|New York]] and [[London]], and other cities around the world, including [[Moscow]], [[Paris]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Barcelona]], [[Lisbon]], [[Canberra]], [[Santiago de Chile]], [[Mexico City]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]]'s two cities, [[Port of Spain]] and [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]].

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* ''Gandhi: A Photo biography'' by Peter Rühe ISBN 0714892793
* ''The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas'' by Louis Fischer ISBN 1400030501
* ''Gandhi: A Life'' by Yogesh Chadha ISBN 0471350621
* ''Gandhi and India: A Century in Focus'' by Sofri, Gianni (1995) ISBN 1900624125
* ''[[The Kingdom of God Is Within You]]'' [http://www.kingdomnow.org/withinyou.html] by [[Leo Tolstoy]] (1894) ISBN 0803294042
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* ''[http://www.joburg.org.za/2005/oct/oct25_fairview.stm Restored Fairview fire tower reopened]'', Mahatma Gandhi's Troyeville Johannesburg residence. See above link for images
* ''Gandhi and Nehru.'' by Chalapathi Rau M, Bombay, New York, Allied Publishers [1967]

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'''Institutions'''
* [http://www.gandhiinstitute.org M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence]
* [http://www.mahatma.org.in The Official Mahatma Gandhi eArchive & Reference Library]
* [http://www.mkgandhi.org mkgandhi.org]
* [http://www.gandhifoundation.org/ The Gandhi Foundation]
* [http://home.snafu.de/mkgandhi Gandhi Information Center]
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/ GandhiServe Foundation] Mahatma Gandhi Research and Media Service
* [http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/ Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya Gandhi Museum & Library] Mani Bhavan is the place where Gandhi stayed whenever he was in Mumbai between 1917 and 1934. It was from here that Gandhi initiated his Civil Disobedience, Swadeshi, Khadi and Khilafat movements.

'''Sumber'''
* [http://www.gurjari.net/ico/indian_hero/Gandhi/Index.htm Gandhi's Life, Photo Gallery, Thoughts, Arrest and more...Detail Info]
* [http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/gandhi.html Gandhi's Methods]
* [http://nobelprize.org/peace/articles/gandhi/index.html Why was Gandhi never awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?]
* [http://www.voluntaryist.com/articles/027b.php/ Gandhi's relevance to political change]
* [http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=mohandas+gandhi Films and Footage of Mahatma Gandhi] at Video Google
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/news/news_archive.html Mahatma Gandhi News Digest and News Library] Daily news about Mahatma Gandhi and India's Independence Movement
* {{gutenberg author| id=Mahatma+Gandhi | name=Mahatma Gandhi}}
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/information/photo_library.html Photo Library of Mahatma Gandhi] Over 10,000 images of Gandhi and India’s independence movement — partly digitized
* [http://photographs.gandhiserve.org The Official Mahatma Gandhi Picture Site] The Top 100 photographs of Mahatma Gandhi
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/sale/footage/footage.html Film Footage of Mahatma Gandhi]  List of 300 film clips — over 10 hours — on Gandhi and India’s independence movement
* [http://streams.gandhiserve.org/video_library.html Films on Mahatma Gandhi] List of over 100 hours of films on Gandhi and India’s independence movement
* [http://streams.gandhiserve.org/mahatma.html Documentary film MAHATMA — Life of Gandhi Online] Watch the 5+ hours documentary film on Gandhi’s life and works!
* [http://streams.gandhiserve.org/listen_to_gandhi.html Mahatma Gandhi’s Voice Online] Listen to over 50 hours of Gandhi’s speeches in English and Hindi
* [http://streams.gandhiserve.org/music_online.html Music Online on Mahatma Gandhi] Listen to Gandhi’s favourite songs as well as to music on Gandhi
* [http://streams.gandhiserve.org/audio_library.html Online Audio Library on Mahatma Gandhi] Listen to records, audio tapes, radio programmes, events and speeches on Mahatma Gandhi
* [http://streams.gandhiserve.org/others_on_gandhi_audio.html Audio Testimonials on Mahatma Gandhi] Statements by associates and celebrities on Gandhi
* [http://streams.gandhiserve.org/einstein.html Albert Einstein on Mahatma Gandhi] An audio statement, correspondence with Gandhi and a text document by Einstein 
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/information/writings_online/writings_online.html Writings Online on and by Mahatma Gandhi] Read over 200 books and articles on and by Gandhi 
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/cwmg/cwmg.html Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi Online] Read over 50,000 pages of Gandhi’s letters, speeches, articles and books
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/sale/books/books.html Books on Mahatma Gandhi] List of over 8,800 library and current books in German and English on Gandhi and related subjects
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/correspondence/correspondence.html Mahatma Gandhi’s Correspondence] List of 35,000 letters — largely — to and from Mahatma Gandhi, incl. a summary of each letter
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/sale/journals/journals.html Journals on Mahatma Gandhi] List of publishers of journals on Gandhi
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/information/chronology_1869_1887/chronology_1869_1887.html Chronologies of Mahatma Gandhi’s Life] A brief and a detailed day-to-day chronology of Gandhi’s life
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/sale/stamps_coins_medals/stamps_coins_medals.html Stamps, coins, medals, banknotes and cindrella on Mahatma Gandhi from all over the world]
* [http://www.topicalphilately.com/Gandhi Lick Service to the Mahatma]  The Story of Gandhi's Life and Legacy told through Philately
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/information/genealogical_table/genealogy.html Genealogy of Mahatma Gandhi] Genealogical tables on Gandhi and his family with over 1,600 entries
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/activities/research/oral_history.html Oral History on Gandhi on Video Online] Watch interviews with freedom fighters of India’s independence movement 
* [http://streams.gandhiserve.org/audio_library.html Oral History on Gandhi on Audio Online] Listen to interviews with associates of the Mahatma 
* [http://www.gandhiserve.org/quiz/Mahatma_Quiz.html Quiz with Mahatma Gandhi] Play, enjoy, and learn more about Gandhi
* [http://www.mahatma.org.in/downloads/ebooks/ebooks.jsp The Story of My Experiments with Truth] Gandhi auto-bio; free download in English or 6 South-Asian languages
* [http://www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in/resources/english/etext-project/Biography/gandhi/ An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth] Free e-text
* [http://www.betterworldlinks.org/book35.htm Better World Links on Gandhi]
* [http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/mahatma-gandhi/index.html Mahatma Gandhi Biography & Quotes]
* [http://www.tamilnation.org/saty/9805gandhi.htm Mahatma Gandhi — An Average Man] — Nadesan Satyendra
* [http://chilaw-and-gandhi.tripod.com  Mahatma Gandhi and the Corea Family of Chilaw] Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Ceylon in 1927
* [http://eserver.org/history/ghandi-nobody-knows.txt The Gandhi Nobody Knows] Critical Review of the movie 'Gandhi', which eventually became a biography of the Indian leader.
* [http://www.kamat.com/mmgandhi/mideast.htm Gandhi on Jews & Middle-East]
* [http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Gandhi/HeRam_gandhi.html Hey Ram: The Politics of Gandhi's Last Words]: Critical review of ''Hey Ram'' – whether Gandhi really said those words or not.
* [http://www.ncte-in.org/pub/gandhi/gandhi_0.htm Gandhi on Education] (National Centre for Teacher Education, New Delhi 1998)
* [http://www.leader-values.com/Content/detail.asp?ContentDetailID=795 Gandhi Biography]
* [http://www.deadlysins.com/features/gandhi.htm Gandhi's Seven Deadly Sins]
* [http://www.big-picture.tv/index.php?id=19&cat=&a=30/ Big Picture TV] Free video clip of Ela Gandhi talking about her grandfather 
* {{imdb title|title=Gandhi|id=0083987}}
* [http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?AID=111454 Gandhi or Moses?] chabad.org
* [http://www.ananda.org/inspiration/books/ay/44.html With Mahatma Gandhi in Wardha] Read about Paramahansa Yogananda's meeting with Gandhi
* [http://thoughtaudio.com/titlelist/0031-ghandi/index.html Quotations of Mahatma Gandhi] Free mp3 downloads
* [http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.indian/msg/38b451bdbfbefb61? Why Gandhi Drives the Neoconservatives Crazy] Jason DeParle's rebuttal of the Christian right wing's character assassination of Gandhi and their accompanying hate propaganda against Hinduism.

'''Analysis'''
* [http://www.libcom.org/history/articles/gandhi-national-liberation/index.php Gandhi and the national liberation of India, 1919-1946] — A critical examination of Gandhi's role in the movement
*[http://www.onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_603.shtml Why do India's Dalits hate Gandhi?]

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|NAME=Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand 
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Gandhi, Mahatma 
|SHORT DESCRIPTION=Political leader
|DATE OF BIRTH=[[October 2]] [[1869]]
|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
|DATE OF DEATH=[[January 30]], [[1948]]
|PLACE OF DEATH=[[Birla House]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
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