CHAPTER 10
M. K. Gandhi
INTRODUCTION
Albert Einstein said in praise of M. K. Gandhi, ‘Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.’ M. K. Gandhi’s personal life as well as his thought on Satyagraha and Non-Violence have inspired leaders around the globe. From Martin Luther King Jr to Barack Obama and from Nelson Mandela to Desmond Tutu. Born on 2 October 1869, M. K. Gandhi was called ‘Father of the Nation’ by Subhash Chandra Bose in 1944 and the title ‘Mahatma’ was given by Rabindranath Tagore in 1915. He was a freedom fighter, a civil rights activist, a philosopher, and above all a great human being. He was awarded the title of ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ in 1915 by the British government. ...
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