Mohandes Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar. His family was Hindus and they weren’t poor family. He went to school. He hated sports but he enjoyed long walks. Gandhi ate meat but he didn’t tell his mother because his friend told that British are strong because they eat meat. When he was 13 years old, his parents found a wife for him, Kasturbai who is 12 years old. They had their first child in 1886. He went to London (an expensive city) when he was 18 years old and his mother did not liked it. He felt happier living on very little money. He worked hard at college for 3 years. Then, when he went back to India, he was a lawyer. His first important job was in South Africa. He was excited about the work and it was only for 1 y. South Africa was also under British rule. Many Indians worked there but the White rules didn’t like them. They called them “colored”. They made different laws for Indians and black African. Gandhi was on a train from Durban to Pretoria. He was in first class. A white man asked him to get out from the train. His protested that but the white man asked policeman to force him to move to the third class. He did not move and the white man threw his bags off. He stayed the night at Petermarstzburg station and started thinking to help Indians there.
Gandhi stayed in South Africa for 20 years and brought his family. He read a lot of books and wanted to learn new ideas. He wanted to change things. Many Indians lived in Natal and Transvaal. They worked on sugar and coffee farms. South Africa had hard laws for Indians and black Africans. He knew and wanted to change some things. The white man started a newspaper for Indians for a new law in Transvaal. If the Indians didn’t do it, they would be in prison. They called it “Black Laws”. In front of the police, Gandhi put his papers in a fire. They took him to prison. His new idea was non-violent protest. After that, they are only Christians could marry in S.A. Muslims and Hindus couldn’t marrying.
He came out of prison and started another non-violent protest. In October 1913 he marched with 1000 of Indians from Natal into Transvaal. They walked without shoes and ate only bread and sugar. The police stopped the march. He went to prison again and a lot of other Indians went to prison too. In 1914, South Africa changed its laws. Everybody could marry. He now turned to the question of independence for India. He left Johannesburg in July 1914 and had arrived back in India in 1915 (wore simple India clothes). Everybody did not believe it was him. He was famous in his country but he didn’t know his country very well. He went to many different places in India and met 1000 of ordinary people. In 1915, he visited the school and met his new friend, Tagore and gave Gandhi a new name-MAHATMA (the soul of India). There were different classes. The highest class was holy men, then the soldiers. After that the farmers,his class and at bottom, UNTOUCHABLES-they did dirty jobs because they cleaned the streets and nobody wanted to talk with them but he invited them to his farm. He wanted 5 things in his life: no violence between Hindus and Muslims, the same rights for UNTOUCHABLES as for other Hindus; Indians in Indian clothes, the same right for women as for men; independence for India from British rule. Then, G went to the jail for 2 years because of his protest to the clothes of British and also they march in certain places.
Then British gave better jobs to Muslims while Hindus not and most children couldn’t go to school. People got excited and angry but he asked them to work together as a 1 family. He started to fast and only ate again when the violence stopped. On day 21 of fast, Hindu and Muslim leaders came to see him and he won. Three most important Indian leaders were Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mohd. Ali Jannah and they wanted independence for India but British was not ready. G started to walk twenty kms everyday and it’s called “Salt March”. They took salt and not pay to the British and they broke the law. British looked stupid after the Salt March and invited him to London for talks. But things were worse. British leader brought in new laws.
After that, he left the fight for independence for a time and gave it to Nehru and Jinnah and he worked for the rights of poor people. He wanted to teach poor people about good, simple food. Then his wife died before India was free. There was a problem when Jinnah wanted 1 country (Pakistan) for Muslims. He agreed by giving money to Pakistan. Many Hindus weren’t happy. Violence between them began. August 15, 1947 India won independence after 19 years but there is still war between them (Hindus and Muslims). When he was in Delhi, there was a man’s Nathuram Godse shot him three times because he was angry for Hindus.
Finally, everywhere is dark because the Father of the country is dead.1000 of people cried and ordinary people around the world listened to their radios and felt sad. Even Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Dalai Lama read his books and studied his life. He was a leader that always followed his truth. He showed the world nonviolent protest.
Gandhi stayed in South Africa for 20 years and brought his family. He read a lot of books and wanted to learn new ideas. He wanted to change things. Many Indians lived in Natal and Transvaal. They worked on sugar and coffee farms. South Africa had hard laws for Indians and black Africans. He knew and wanted to change some things. The white man started a newspaper for Indians for a new law in Transvaal. If the Indians didn’t do it, they would be in prison. They called it “Black Laws”. In front of the police, Gandhi put his papers in a fire. They took him to prison. His new idea was non-violent protest. After that, they are only Christians could marry in S.A. Muslims and Hindus couldn’t marrying.
He came out of prison and started another non-violent protest. In October 1913 he marched with 1000 of Indians from Natal into Transvaal. They walked without shoes and ate only bread and sugar. The police stopped the march. He went to prison again and a lot of other Indians went to prison too. In 1914, South Africa changed its laws. Everybody could marry. He now turned to the question of independence for India. He left Johannesburg in July 1914 and had arrived back in India in 1915 (wore simple India clothes). Everybody did not believe it was him. He was famous in his country but he didn’t know his country very well. He went to many different places in India and met 1000 of ordinary people. In 1915, he visited the school and met his new friend, Tagore and gave Gandhi a new name-MAHATMA (the soul of India). There were different classes. The highest class was holy men, then the soldiers. After that the farmers,his class and at bottom, UNTOUCHABLES-they did dirty jobs because they cleaned the streets and nobody wanted to talk with them but he invited them to his farm. He wanted 5 things in his life: no violence between Hindus and Muslims, the same rights for UNTOUCHABLES as for other Hindus; Indians in Indian clothes, the same right for women as for men; independence for India from British rule. Then, G went to the jail for 2 years because of his protest to the clothes of British and also they march in certain places.
Then British gave better jobs to Muslims while Hindus not and most children couldn’t go to school. People got excited and angry but he asked them to work together as a 1 family. He started to fast and only ate again when the violence stopped. On day 21 of fast, Hindu and Muslim leaders came to see him and he won. Three most important Indian leaders were Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mohd. Ali Jannah and they wanted independence for India but British was not ready. G started to walk twenty kms everyday and it’s called “Salt March”. They took salt and not pay to the British and they broke the law. British looked stupid after the Salt March and invited him to London for talks. But things were worse. British leader brought in new laws.
After that, he left the fight for independence for a time and gave it to Nehru and Jinnah and he worked for the rights of poor people. He wanted to teach poor people about good, simple food. Then his wife died before India was free. There was a problem when Jinnah wanted 1 country (Pakistan) for Muslims. He agreed by giving money to Pakistan. Many Hindus weren’t happy. Violence between them began. August 15, 1947 India won independence after 19 years but there is still war between them (Hindus and Muslims). When he was in Delhi, there was a man’s Nathuram Godse shot him three times because he was angry for Hindus.
Finally, everywhere is dark because the Father of the country is dead.1000 of people cried and ordinary people around the world listened to their radios and felt sad. Even Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Dalai Lama read his books and studied his life. He was a leader that always followed his truth. He showed the world nonviolent protest.
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