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[During his prayer meeting on 1 May 1947, he prepared the Hindus and Sikhs for the anticipated massacres of their kind in the upcoming state of Pakistan with these words:] ‘I would tell the Hindus to face death cheerfully if the Muslims are out to kill them. I would be a real sinner if after being stabbed I wished in my last moment that my son should seek revenge. I must die without rancour. (…) You may turn round and ask whether all Hindus and all Sikhs should die. Yes, I would say. Such martyrdom will not be in vain.’

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "great-souled", "venerable"), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.

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Native Name: મોહનદાસ ગાંધી

Alternative Names: M. K. Gandhi • Mohandas K Gandhi • M K Gandhi • Mohandas Gandhi • Gandhi • Mohandas K. Gandhi • Gandhiji • Bapuji • Father of the Nation • Bapu • Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi • Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi • MK Gandhi

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