Mahatma Gandhi also created the concept of Satyagraha which is a nonviolent way of protesting injustice. He spent 20 years of his life in South Africa fighting for discrimination. His father Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi was the Dewan of Porbandar State. In South Africa, he was the first to start a nonviolent protest movement, it made him different from other protesters. He was raised in a Hindu family and ate simple vegetarian food. And just like the title bestowed upon him, his sacrifices for the country and his struggles to make his beliefs a reality is a matter of great pride for Indians all over the world. His great thoughts and ideologies made people honour him for calling him ‘Mahatma Gandhi’. Meaning of word ‘Mahatma’ in a Sanskrit " Great soul’. Rabindranath Tagore was the first person who used the word ‘Mahatma’ for Gandhiji. October 2nd is celebrated to honor him in the name of Gandhi Jayanti, as the entire country is indebted to his efforts. His belief was based on the principles of ‘Ahimsa’ (non-violence). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi also known as the ‘Father of the nation’, was a social reformer and a freedom warrior who worked hard to free Bharat from the hands of the British Raj.
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