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Birth
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a coastal city in Kathiawad, on October 2, 1869. He was the youngest son of his parents, Karamchand and Putlibai. -
Childhood
Mohan attended primary school in Porbandar. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Rajkot. He was a mediocre student, shy and avoided any company. He married his brother and cousin for reasons of economy and convenience. I was only 13 then. He enjoyed the festivities of marriage. Kasturbai, his wife, was the same age. She was illiterate but strong-willed. His jealousy and immature efforts to make her an ideal wife led to many disputes. -
In England
Gandhi arrived in England at the end of September 1888. Gandhi became a vegetarian for life. Vegetarian food was hard to come by. Friends persuaded him to break the vow of vegetarianism, but he stood his ground. he founded a vegetarian club in his town and became its secretary. -
Try to play the 'English gentleman'
For a brief period, Gandhi tried to become 'The English Gentleman' to overcome lack of confidence and make up for the 'fad' of vegetarianism. -
Gandhi becomes a lawyer
The bar exams were easy. Therefore, she studied and passed the London matriculation exam. Becoming a Lawyer meant attending at least six dinners on each of the twelve terms and taking an easy exam. Gandhi, however, studied sincerely, read all the prescribed books, passed his exam, and was recalled to the bar in June 1891. -
A period of confusion
Gandhi's stay in England was a period of deep turmoil for him. Before that, he knew little about the world. Now he was exposed to the rapidly changing world and various radical movements such as socialism, anarchism, atheism, etc. through the Vegetarian Society. He began to participate in public works. Many of his ideas germinated during this period. -
Gandhi in South Africa
Gandhi returned to India as a lawyer, but he did not know anything about Indian law. Lawyers used to pay commissions to resellers to get cases. Gandhi did not like this. In addition, he was shy and the opportunity to argue in court made him nervous. He became a disappointed and dejected 'Bridle Attorney'. At that time, a South African firm Dada Abdulla and Co. requested his help in a case. Gandhi enthusiastically accepted and sailed for South Africa in April 1893. -
Gandhi fights against racial discrimination
Since his arrival, Gandhi began to feel a hint of racial discrimination in South Africa. The Indian community was ignorant and divided and therefore could not fight it. In the end, she decided to stay in South Africa, fight racial discrimination and suffer hardship. It was a historic decision. It transformed Gandhi.