MAHATMA GANDHI (DAC- ATIVISMO)

 Leader of the campaign for India's independence from British rule. 

Mohamas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in Porbandar, India on the 2nd of October 1869. 

Died on the 30th of January 1948 at the age of 78 due to gunshot wounds (Assassination). 

He was a lawyer, anti-colonialist, a political ethicist. (And of course, an activist.) 

Gandhi was known for his leadership over the campaign for India's independence from British rule, and the "Nonviolent resistance". 

He won 1930's "Person of the year" award and has the legacy of being the "Father of the Nation" in India. 

He had a role in World War I to actively recruit Indians for the war effort. 

Gandhi's approach to activism was based on the principle of satyagraha, which means "truth force" or "soul force". 

He believed that nonviolent resistance could be used to bring about social and political change. 

He used various methods of nonviolent resistance, including fasting, peaceful protests, and civil disobedience. 

As referenced before, Gandhi's main act of activism was to lead a campaign for India's freedom from British colonial rule. Trough his activism, he helped to unite and mobilize millions of people to work towards the goal of a free and independent India. 

He achieved his goal of helping India through many ways such as: 

- The nonviolent resistance; 
- The "Salt March", a nonviolent move against British Salt Taxes; 
- Encouraging civil disobedience against the British; 
- Promoting the unity between Hindus and Muslims in India; 
- The Swadeshi movement made to improve the Indian economy. 

The people that were deeply inspired by Mahatma Gandhi started to follow his beliefs, his ideals, his principles. 

People that followed his ideology and specific philosophy claimed themselves as "Gandhians", however Gandhi himself did not approve of the notion of Gandhism. 

Trabalho realizado por: João Teixeira