Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was among India's most fervent nationalists, fighting for Indian independence from British rule. Gandhi started the non-violent method of protest, which was termed "Satyagraha". For his dedicated service to the Indian Independence movement, Gandhi is often called the "Father of the Nation." In 1893, Gandhi went to South Africa, then under British control, for legal work. Racial discrimination was freely practiced and in an incident that would change his life, Gandhi was forcefully evicted from a first class train compartment. This incident in South Africa opened Gandhi's eyes to the rampant racial discrimination and humiliation faced by non-whites. For 21 years, Gandhi stayed in South Africa, working towards rights for Indians in South Africa. Gandhi began experimenting with non-violent methods of protest, promoting civil disobedience and strikes or "hartals." Gandhi was arrested several times but his action prompted s
Several factors pressed Britain into granting independence to India in 1947. World War II had fatigued the British military and sapped the will of the British people to fight to keep India. The ideals for which the Allies had fought the Nazis were simply not consistent with colonial oppression. Furthermore, Indians on the subcontinent had begun to fight among themselves. In 1919, British General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer ordered his troops to open fire on a large group of peaceful native protestors. His soldiers killed almost 400 people and wounded thousands. This massacre, called the Amritsar Massacre, encouraged Gandhi to work even harder to fight for independence from British rule. And fight Gandhi did - but never violently. He urged all Indians to live according to the ideals of the swadeshi movement, but he also began staging protests by directly violating unjust British laws. Hindus and Muslims frequently fought one another over differe
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