Below is a poster of Mahatma Gandhi, an important figure and hero of our time. Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 in Gujarat, India. Gandhi lived until 1948. He helped lead India to sovereignty over the tyrannical rule and occupation by the British.
He was born as the son of a minister in a small town in India. Mahatma Gandhi lived in an age and culture where marriages were arranged, so he was married in 1882 at the age of 13. Over the next 18 years, they had four children. Ganhi is most known for his philosophy of non-violence. His influence crossed cultures to America, where the Civil Rights movement was affected by him. Mahatma Gandhi continued to believe that he had nothing to teach the world; that nonviolence and truth were concepts that had been around since the dawn of civilization. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi, India in 1948 as he was on his way to attend a prayer meeting.
