The Significance of Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 marks the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, who was one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Independence movement. Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule On October 2, 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi aka Mahatma Gandhi was born at Porbandar, Gujarat. Karamchand Gandhi, his father, hailed from Hindu Modh community and, Putlibai, his mother hailed from Hindu Pranami Vaishnava community. His mother was the fourth wife of his father and the last three wives died on childbirth. He attended high school in Rajkot after attending middle school in Porbandar. After studying law in the UK, he went to South Africa for his law practice. He left the practice and came back to India for his country and to fight for freedom. After returning from London, at the age of 23 he went to South Africa to practice law there. He was hired as a lawyer for Abdullah’s cousin He became the leading po...
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