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1883 BCE
Parents
his mother is Putlibai Gandhi who died in January 1891, India, her only son is Gandhi. his father Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1822 and died in 1885 in India.Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi also known as Kaba Gandhi was a political figure in Porbandar, serving as Prime Minister of Porbandar, Dewan of Rajkot and Bikaner states. He was the father of Mahatma Gandhi and Laxmidas Karamchand Gandhi. -
Birth
On October 2, 1869, Karamchand Gandhi was born in the Indian city of Porbandar Mohandas. Trained in Great Britain as a lawyer, he began his political activity in South Africa, where he fought for the recognition of the rights of the Indian minority -
Childhood
He was born in Porbandar, a small coastal city in western India, the fruit of the marriage of Karamchand Gandhi (prime minister of the city) and Putlibai Gandhi. His mother was one of his most important influences in life, because from her he learned respect for living beings, the virtues of vegetarianism and tolerance for different ways of thinking, including other creeds and religions. -
Education
Gandhi received his education at UCL Faculty Of Laws in 1888-1891, Mohandas Gandhi High School, Samaldas College, University of London, Inner Temple. -
Sons
his children: Harilal Gandhi was born August 23, 1888, Delhi, India died on June 18, 1948, Group of Tuberculosis Hospitals, Bombay, India ... Manilal Gandhi was born October 28, 1892, Rajkot, India died April 5, 1956, Durban, South Africa .. Ramdas Gandhi was born in 1897, Colony of Natal died April 14, 1969, Pune, India ... Devdas Gandhi was born May 22, 1900, South Africa and died August 3, 1957, Bombay, India .. -
Work in south africa
In 1893 he accepted a one-year employment contract with an Indian company operating in Natal, South Africa. He was interested in the situation of the 150,000 compatriots who resided there, fighting against the laws that discriminated against Indians in South Africa through passive resistance and civil disobedience. -
Inspiration
During his years in South Africa, Gandhi was inspired by the Bhagavad-guita and the books of Leo Tolstoy, particularly in The Kingdom of God is in You. In the 1880s, Tolstoy had become a profound convert to the cause of Christian anarchism. Gandhi translated another book by Tolstoy called Letter to an Indian (1908), in response to Indian nationalists who supported the violence. Gandhi remained in contact with Tolstoy until his death in 1910. -
Return to india
Gandhi returned to India in 1915. At this time he had already changed his habits and lifestyle adopting the more traditional ones of India. At first he tried to launch a new newspaper and practice law, but was dissuaded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who persuaded him to pursue work of greater national importance. -
Death
Gandhi passed away on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi, It was 17:17 in the afternoon. There, about 500 people were waiting for him to perform a community prayer. A man approached him with folded hands in prayer. When he was in front of him, he shot three bullets in the chest at point-blank range.
