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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar, a coastal city in Kathiawad (now a part of the Gujarat State). He was the youngest child of his parents, Karamchand and Putlibai.
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They taught him to be truthful at any cost and to serve his parents with devotion.
He was married along with his brother and cousin for the sake of economy and convenience.He was only 13 then.He enjoyed the festivities of the marriage.Kasturbai,his wife, was of the same age. She was illiterate but strong-willed.His jealousy and immature efforts to make her an ideal wife led to many quarrels.He wanted to teach her but found no time.His experience later made him a strong critic of child-marriages -
Mohan's father died when Mohan was 16. He had nursed him daily. But at the time of his death, Mohan was with his wife. He always felt ashamed for this lapse.
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passed his examination and was called to the bar
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He is sentenced to prison.
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Mahatma Gandhi undertook what is known as the Salt March in order to wrest the independence of India from the British Empire.
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Killed by a Hindu fanatic.