# assaf ramon biography of mahatma gandhi

In 1906, after the Transvaal government passed an ordinance regarding the registration of its Indian population, Gandhi led a campaign of civil disobedience that would last for the next eight years.

He supported the British war effort in World War I but remained critical of colonial authorities for measures he felt were unjust. On August 29, 1931 Gandhiji sailed to London to attend Round Table Conference to have a discussion with the British. Gandhi organized a march from New Castle to Transvaal without permit and courting arrest. With this incident evolved the concept of Satyagraha.

He spoke out against racism and supported various movements, including the Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. This period in prison was of bereavement for Gandhiji.    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, a small town on the western coast of India, which was then one of the many tiny states in Kathiawar.

He was in high school at that time. Gandhiji completed his Law degree in 1891 and returned to India.

Unfortunately, political developments had moved favouring the partition of the country resulting in communal riots on a frightful scale. When British Government ordered Gandhiji to leave Champaran, he defied the order by declaring that “British could not order me about in my own country”. Subhash Chandra Bose had called him ‘Father of the Nation’ in his message on Hind Azad Radio.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, a small town in Gujarat, on the sea coast of Western India.

In the course of his struggle in South Africa, Gandhiji, developed the concepts of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (holding fast to truth or firmness in a righteous cause). He refrained from active participation in politics for the next several years, but in 1930 launched a new civil disobedience campaign against the colonial government’s tax on salt, which greatly affected Indian’s poorest citizens.

In 1931, after British authorities made some concessions, Gandhi again called off the resistance movement and agreed to represent the Congress Party at the Round Table Conference in London.

He asked the Indians to boycott foreign cloth and promote hand spun khadi thus creating work for the villagers. Within weeks thousands of men and women were imprisoned, challenging the authority of the colonial rulers.

In March 1931, Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed to solve some constitutional issues, and this ended the Civil Disobedience. These actions helped to unite the Indian people and draw international attention to their cause.

Early Life and Influences

Along with his wife, Kasturbai, and their children, Gandhi remained in South Africa for nearly 20 years.

Did you know?

Gandhi was appalled by the discrimination he experienced as an Indian immigrant in South Africa.

Gandhi's activism and advocacy for social justice went beyond just the fight for independence.

Let us honor his legacy by carrying on his message of nonviolence, social reform, and global unity.