Multiple choice general knowledge history In 1915, Gandhi returned from South Africa to live in India to attend Indian National Congress meeting to see his wife to meet Jawaharlal Nehru Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation Gandhi permanently returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, at age 45. He had spent 21 years in South Africa developing his satyagraha methods and returned to apply them to India's freedom struggle.