On his death anniversary, presenting some interesting and lesser known facts about Mahatma Gandhi.
Social MediaGandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2, 1869. The title ‘Mahatma’ was given to him later by poet Rabindranath Tagore.
As a child, Gandhi was extremely shy and timid. He would run home from school so he wouldn’t have to talk to anybody.
Gandhi studied law at the Inns of Court School of Law in London and became a barrister in 1891.
Before returning to India, Gandhi spent 21 years in South Africa, where he fought against racist laws and discrimination.
Gandhi believed in self-sufficiency and spun his own clothes using a charkha.
Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent resistance inspired Martin Luther King Jr. during the American Civil Rights Movement.
Despite sharing a last name, Mahatma Gandhi and ex-PM Indira Gandhi weren’t kin. Indira was the daughter of India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru.
Gandhi, one of the greatest apostles of peace, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times, but never received the award.