Thursday 3 October 2013

Mahatma Gandhi
The face of Gandhi in old age—smiling, wearing glasses, and with a white sash over his right shoulder
BornMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Died30 January 1948 (aged 78)
New Delhi, India
Cause of deathAssassination by shooting
Resting placeCremated at Rajghat, Delhi.
28.6415°N 77.2483°E
NationalityIndian
Other namesMahatma Gandhi, Bapu, Gandhiji
EthnicityGujarati
Alma materAlfred High School, Rajkot,
Samaldas College, Bhavnagar,
University College, London (UCL)
Known forLeadership of Indian independence movement,
philosophy of Satyagraha, Ahimsaor non-violence.
pacifism
ReligionHinduism, with Jain influences
Spouse(s)Kasturba Gandhi
ChildrenHarilal
Manilal
Ramdas
Devdas
ParentsPutlibai Gandhi (Mother)
Karamchand Gandhi (Father)
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