Gandhi biography timeline with pictures

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Chronology of Mahatma Gandhi

YearDetailsBorn on 2nd October at Porbandar, Kathiawad, son of Karamchand (Kaba) and Putlibai Gandhi.Attended primary school in Rajkot, where his family moved. Betrothed to KasturbaEntered high school in Rajkot.Married to Kasturba.Father died at the age of Passed matriculation examination at Ahmedabad and entered Samaldas College, Bhavnagar, Kathiawad, but found studies difficult and studied only one term.First of the four sons born.Sailed from Bombay for England to study law. Returned to India after being called to bar. Began practice of law in Bombay and Rajkot.Sailed for South Africa to become a lawyer for an Indian firm. Found himself subjected to all kinds of color discrimination.Prepared to return to India after completing law case, but was persuaded by Indian colony to remain in South Africa and do public work and earn a living as a lawyer. Organised Natal Indian Congress.Return

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In the s, a powerful empire was defeated bygd a man of peace dressed in simple clothes.

He was Mohandas K Gandhi.

At that time, India was part of the British Empire, a group of countries ruled by Britain and Britain decided their laws.

Gandhi believed this was wrong. He thought India should be ruled bygd Indian people.

He wanted change but through peace, not violence.

Aged 23, Gandhi moved to South Africa, where one event changed the rest of his life. He was thrown off a lära carriage which was just for vit people. Because of this unfair treatment he returned to India, determined to work for change.

Gandhi started making many peaceful protests.

He now dressed in vit cotton clothes to show he was living simply like the poor.

He wanted Indians to stop buying British things.

In , he led the Salt March, a protest against the British who were selling salt to Indians. Indians needed krydda to stay healthy. They wanted to make their own because it was cheaper. But the British said,

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Gandhi A Life In Pictures

1. Mohandas K. Gandhi A Life in Pictures

2. as a child This is the earliest picture of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi He is aged 7

3. Gandhi’s mother Putlibai Putlibai had a strong spiritual influence on Gandhi She was a devout Hindu, who used to fast regularly She also took advice from a Jain priest

4. Gandhi’s father Karamchand Gandhi’s father was a politician He was Prime Minister of Porbandar, a small princely state in Western India

5. as a teenager Gandhi played sports such as tennis and cricket When he lied to his parents or stole from his brother he felt very guilty!

6. with brother Gandhi had two brothers and one sister He was the youngest child Here he is shown with his elder brother Laxmidas

7. in England This the first picture of Gandhi in England. Gandhi was a lifelong vegetarian He is shown on a visit of the Vegetarian Society to the Isle of Wight

8. law student Gandhi trained to be a barrister at the Inner Temple in L