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Gandhiji was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porabandar in Gujarat state. His father was Karama Chanda Gandhi, mother was Puthalibai.

Gandhiji was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porabandar in Gujarat state. His father was Karama Chanda Gandhi, mother was Puthalibai. He got his primary education from Porbandar and his law degree from England. In 1891, he returned to India and involved in his lawyer profession in Rajkot and Mumbai. Later on as per the invitation of Dada Abdullah Company he went to South Africa as legal adviser. While in South Africa, Gandhiji was shocked to see Indians as they were living in lower level. White government racial policy was condemned by him. When he returned to India, he setup an ashram near the Sabarmati river. Gandhiji's political guru was Gopal Krishna Gokhale who advised him to tour the entire India and see the sorrowful condition of the people.

Gandhiji was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porabandar in Gujarat state. His father was Karama Chanda Gandhi, mother was Puthalibai. He got his primary education from Porbandar and his law degree from England. In 1891, he returned to India and involved in his lawyer profession in Rajkot and Mumbai. Later on as per the invitation of Dada Abdullah Company he went to South Africa as legal adviser.

Gandhiji was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porabandar in Gujarat state. His father was Karama Chanda Gandhi, mother was Puthalibai. He got his primary education from Porbandar and his law degree from England. In 1891, he returned to India and involved in his lawyer profession in Rajkot and Mumbai. Later on as per the invitation of Dada Abdullah Company he went to South Africa as legal adviser. While in South Africa, Gandhiji was shocked to see Indians as they were living in lower level. White government racial policy was condemned by him.

Harijan Sevak Sangh was a non-profit organisation founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to eradicate untouchability in India. It was born out of the historic Poona Pact between Mahatma Gandhi and Babasaheb Ambedkar. Mahatma Gandhi objected to the provision of separate electorates for the Scheduled Castes granted in the Communal Award of 1932, which in his view separated them from the whole Hindu community. 

Satyagraha was a concept introduced in the early 20th century by Mahatma Gandhi to designate a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil. The Gandhian philosophy of satyagraha is a natural outcome of the supreme concept of truth. The satyagrahi must adhere to nonviolence. should be absolutely fearless and firm in his resolve.

The Bardoli Satyagraha was a peasants’ movement against the British government’s decision to raise land revenue. It was led by Vallabhbhai Patel, and its success gave rise to Patel becoming one of the main leaders of the independence movement. In this struggle, Vallabhbhai Patel got the title of “Sardar” by local farmers of Bardoli.