Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma GandhiBy astutiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the
preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India.
Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to
independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom
across the world.
Who was Gandhi ?Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian fighter who wanted
independence from the British and wanted India to be an independent
country. He was a freedom fighter but did not fight with the
British with violence and he used methods of peace.
When was Gandhi born?Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 in
gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Early yearsAt school, Gandhi was very shy and did not have many
friends. But, he was very honest and truthful to everybody. At
home, Gandhi was an obedient and he loved to serve and help his
parents. When Gandhi was 18, he was sent to England. He stayed in
London for the next 3 years. Then he studied law in The Inner
Temple. He then became a barrister.
In south AfricaIn 1893, Gandhi went to south Africa. There were
many Indians in south Africa. There , Indians and black people were
not treated well and had very few writes. Indian nation congress
(inc)The inc was fighting for a free India. Gandhi joined the inc
and refused to obey any British order from the government.
Gandhi's mom
Gandhi's mom was an illiterate poises woman named Putlibai.
Putlibai was from a Pranami Vaishnava family, was Karamchand s
fourth wife, the first three wives having apparently died in
childbirth.
Gandhi's dad
Karamchand Gandhi, his father was the chief minister of
Porbandar and a member of the Rajasthanik Court. He married four
times. Putlibai, his last wife and Gandhi's mother, was a deeply
religious Hindu. When Gandhi was sixteen, his father died - four
years later he lost his mother.
Gandhis deathhe was assassinated on 30 January 1948, shot
atpoint-blank rangebyNathuram Godse. Gandhi was outside on the
steps of a building where aprayer meetingwas going to take place.
He was surrounded by a part of his family and some followers when
three gunshots killed him.
Attempt to assassinate gandhiOn 25 June 1934, Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi was in Pune along with his wife,Kasturba Gandhi,
to deliver a speech at Corporation Auditorium. They were travelling
in a motorcade of two cars. The car in which the couple was
travelling was delayed and the first car reached the auditorium.
Just when the first car arrived at the auditorium, abomb was
thrown, which exploded near the car. This caused grievous injury to
the Chief Officer of the Pune Municipal Corporation, two policemen
and seven others. Nevertheless, no account or records of the
investigation nor arrests made can be found. Gandhi's
secretary,Pyarelal Nayyar , believed that the attempt failed due to
lack of planning and coordination.
Attempt to assassinate gandhiThe second attempt on the life of
Mohandas Gandhi may not have been an attempt to assassinate as much
as a demonstration of anger by a young man who tried to bow down to
Gandhi and was rejected. In May 1944, Gandhi was sent from Aga Khan
Palace prison and soon after he contractedmalaria. On the advice of
doctors, he took a vacation toPanchgani, a hill station near Pune.
During his stay at Panchgani, Gandhi was staying at Dilkush
Bungalow. This group of 1521 young men came to Panchgani after
realising that Gandhi was staying there. This young crowd was led
byNathuram Godse. However, by evening, during the prayer meeting,
Nathuram Godse rushed towards Gandhi with adaggershouting
anti-Gandhi slogans. He was unable to reach Gandhi as he was
overpowered by Mani Shankar Purohit (proprietor of Surti Lodge,
Pune) and D. Bhilare Guruji ofSatara(who later became a Congress
legislator from Mahabaleshwar). The documentary evidence of this
attack can be found in the depositions made by Mani Shankar Purohit
and D. Bhilare Guruji before theKapur Commissionset up to
investigate the assassination of Gandhi. However, the Kapur
Commission rejected this theory as many of the close associates of
Gandhi were not present during that time.
Attempt to assassinate gandhiThe third attempt was also a
demonstration. However, people who testified before the Kapur
Commission referred to it as an attempt at violence. Mohandas
Gandhi began his talks withMohammad Ali Jinnahon 9 September 1944
which lasted for 14 days. While leaving for Mumbai fromSevagram
Ashram, a group of Hindu activists stopped him. They did not want
him to go to Mumbai to hold talks withJinnah, however, these
protesters were stopped by volunteers of theashram. The leader of
this group, Nathuram Godse, was again found in possession of a
dagger. The policeman who found the dagger then looked up to him
and joked, "Why do you want to kill Gandhi? Let's leave it to the
leaders themselves... perhaps (Veer) Savarkar will finish off the
job!" At which Godse retorted, "Gandhi does not require such an
honor. Even the jamadar (sweeper) is enough for that." This
incident has also been portrayed in the filmGandhiby LordRichard
Attenborough. However, it is not portrayed as an attempt to murder
but as a peaceful demonstration in which the demonstrators were
waving black flags.
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