![]() His honorific title of Mahatma, which means "high-souled" in Sanskrit, was first used in 1914 in South Africa. ![]() He was a pioneer of Satyagraha, which believed in resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon total non-violence. Gandhi lived his life with acceptance and practice of truth, non-violence, vegetarianism, simplicity, and faith in God and was a major political and spiritual leader within India. ![]() Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2nd 1869 in Gujarat, then known as Porbandar, British India. It is one of three officially declared National Holidays of India and is observed in all its states and territories. It is celebrated on October 2nd every year. Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of the great Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi, known by many Indians as the "Father of the Nation". ![]()
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