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I was reputedly born in a ladies toilet in one of England's largest country houses. I served my country in various capacities over a 60 year period. I received a State Funeral after my death. I was the only British Prime Minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature and the second person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States.

1869 – 1948. I was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. I first employed non-violent civil disobedience while an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, during the resident Indian community's struggle for civil rights. After my return to India in 1915, I organized protests by peasants, farmers, and urban laborers concerning excessive land-tax and discrimination