Mahathma Gandhi

 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi also known as the ‘Father of the nation’, was a social reformer and a freedom warrior who worked hard to free Bharat from the hands of the British Raj. His belief was based on the principles of ‘Ahimsa’ (non-violence). October 2nd is celebrated to honor him in the name of Gandhi Jayanti, as the entire country is indebted to his efforts.

He was raised in a Hindu family and ate simple vegetarian food. His father Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi was the Dewan of Porbandar State. In South Africa, he was the first to start a nonviolent protest movement, it made him different from other protesters. Mahatma Gandhi also created the concept of Satyagraha which is a nonviolent way of protesting injustice. He spent 20 years of his life in South Africa fighting for discrimination. 

His ideology of ‘Ahimsa’ meaning not to injure anyone was highly appreciated and was also followed by many great personalities around the globe. He became the person who could not be defeated under any circumstances. Mahatma Gandhi started the ‘Khadi Movement’ to push the use of fibers like khadi or jute. ‘Khadi Movement was part of the greatest movement, the “Non-co-operation Movement” which encouraged the use of Indian goods and stopped the use of foreign goods. Mahatma Gandhi was a strong supporter of agriculture and motivated people to do agricultural works. He inspired Indian people for manual labor and said that they should arrange all the resources ownself for living a simple life and becoming self-dependent. He started weaving cotton clothes through the use of Charkha in order to avoid the use of foreign goods and promote the use of Swadeshi goods among Indians.  

Gandhi Ji was also famous for his firm discipline. He always professed the importance of self-discipline in life. He believed that it helps achieve bigger goals, which he also implemented in the way he promoted his ideologies of Ahimsa. As he showed through his own life,  hard discipline can help in meeting any goal in life, as long as we strive to stick to it and dedicate ourselves to it. These qualities made him a great leader who is revered and respected even now, decades after his passing. And his fame and respect for his ideologies still resonate not only in India but across the world as well.