Gandhi. about his contributations to society.

Gandhi

"A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes" (World Book 219). Gandhi was a man who believed that the mind is more powerful than anything else. He developed a method of direct social action based on principles of courage, nonviolence, and truth; which he called Satyagraha. He used this method to fight many political causes successfully. He led campaigns for rights in South Africa and edited a newspaper called Indian Opinion. He became the leader of the Indian nationalist movement. Gandhi was a strong and inspirational man, and his nonviolent efforts led to the development of equal rights for Indians and the freedom of India from British control.

Gandhi's early life and young adulthood was filled with stress, pain, and hardship which would help mold him into the man that he would later become. He was born on

Gandhi Statue in Skokie

Gandhi Statue in Skokie

English: Gandhi shortly after arriving in South-Af...

October 3, 1869 in Porbandar, India to Karamchand and Putlibai. He attended British schools in Rajot which forced him to learn English. This caused Gandhi hated school and

he only went to please his parents. Even when he was young he was very responsible and punctual. Gandhi had an arranged marriage and was married at the age of 13 to a girl who was also just 13 named Kasturbai Makanji. Soon after in 1885 when he was 16 his father died and later also his first born son who had lived for only a few days (Furbee, 21). Because of this family tragedy Gandhi suffered a great deal of pain and loss. Losing both his father and son around the same time was very difficult to deal with. Later on he had four other sons named Harilal, Manilal, Ramadas, and Devadas.

When Gandhi finished his schooling he decided to become a lawyer and...