Gandhi, M.K. (1869-1948)

Gandhi, M.K. (1869-1948) 

Gandhi 

Gandhi, Mahatma 

Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand 

Ġāndī 

Gāndhī, Mohanadāsa Karamacanda 

Gāṃdhī 

Gāṃdhī, Mohanadāsa Karamacaṃda 

Gāṃdhījī 

Mohanadāsa Karamacanda Gāndhī 

Mohanadāsa Karamacaṃda Gāṃdhī 

Ġāndī, Mahātmā 

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered Satyagraha, this is defined as resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence. This concept helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is often referred to as Mahatma Gandhi (Great Soul), a honorific first applied to him by Rabindranath Tagore. In India he is also called Bapu (Father). He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence. Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu Nationalist 

bijnamen: Bapu (=vader), Gandhiji, (onofficieel) Govt (=vader v.d. natie); Mahatma=eerbiedwaardige (in het Sanskriet) 

geb. te Gujarat (West India), vermoord in New Dehli door een fanatieke hindu-nationalist 

M.K. Gandhi