Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was many things. He was a son, a husband, a lawyer, but he was admired worldwide as a great social reformer, political leader, and thinker. Through a unique method of nonviolence, he won civic rights and eventually independence for India’s people. Mahatma was born Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1869 in Porbandar, India. He lived there until 1888, when he left to study law at University College in London. In 1891, after having been …showed first 75 words of 523 total…

…showed last 75 words of 523 total…subcontinent split into two countries (India and Pakistan) and brought Hindu- Muslim riots. Again Gandhi turned to nonviolence, fasting until Delhi rioters pledged peace to him. Gandhi was killed by a Hindu who was angered by Gandhi’s efforts to reconcile Hindus and Muslims. His death caused worldwide shock and sorrow. To countless people, he was a modern day saint and a teacher of humanity. As a champion of peace, his influence still remains today.