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Gandhi being born
Gandhi was born in Porbandar near Bombay. His family belonged to the Hindu caste Vaisya. His father has been prime minister of several small native states. -
Married
Gandhi was married when he was 13. He was Married to
Kasturba for sixty two years. -
First defiance
he defied custom by going abroad to study. He studied law at University College in London. Fellow students snubbed him because he was an Indian -
National Congress
he founded the Natal Indian Congress to agitate for Indian rights. Yet he remained loyal to the British Empire. -
Boer war
, during the Boer War, he raised an ambulance corps and served the South African government. -
Revolt
he gave aid against the Zulu revolt -
Peaceful revolution
Later, Gandhi began his peaceful revolution -
World war 1
Yet in World War I he again organized an ambulance corps for the British before returning home to India -
Leading national congress
he became a leader in the newly formed Indian National Congress political party. -
Death of Gandhi
while on his way to prayer in Delhi, Gandhi was killed by a Hindu who had been maddened by the Mahatma’s efforts to reconcile Hindus and Muslims.
