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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Also Known As
Native Name:
મોહનદાસ ગાંધી
Alternative Names:
M. K. Gandhi
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Mohandas K Gandhi
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M K Gandhi
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Mohandas Gandhi
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Gandhi
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
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Gandhiji
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Bapuji
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Father of the Nation
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Bapu
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Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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MK Gandhi
“I favor a unified calendar for the whole world, just as I am in favor of one currency for all coun- tries and a world auxiliary language such as Esperanto for all peoples.” or sometimes “I am for the same calendar for the whole world, as I am for the same currency for all the people and a world auxiliary language like the Esperanto for all the people.” (only one source is not esperantist, and the only source that gives a date is esperantist and doesn’t name the involved recipient of the said letter)
The only tyrant I accept is the still, small voice within me.
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Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.