“You must be the change you wish to see in the World”(Morton,2011,p.1). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born, in 1869 in Porbandar, India; there is no exact date of birth for Gandhi due to the era he was born in(Tejvan,2011,p.1). Gandhi is the fourth child of the Prime minister Karamchand Gandhi, his mother was a very spiritual believer and seeker who attended the temple’s services quite often(Tepfer,2004,p.3). As a child, Mohandas Gandhi was an excellent student, but very shy.(Tejvan,2011,p.1). No one would have never expected Gandhi to have followed in his father leader ways, and take after his mother spiritual beliefs, and ideas due to the fact Gandhi was so shy, and not outspoken(Tejvan,2011,p.1)(How Gandhi shaped our Independence,2016). Gandhi shocked the world, and grew up to be a famous, well known, …show more content…
Mohandas Gandhi is known as Mahatma Gandhi to all of his followers.(History.com,2010,p.1) The name Mahatma means "The Great Souled-One"(History.com,2010,p.1). Mahatma Gandhi has fought for the rights in South Africa. This is who inspired Martin Luther King Jr. To fight for the freedom of African Americans. Gandhi fought for the independence in India on March 12,1930(Kurtz,2009,p.1). Even though all of Gandhi's protest were supposed to be non-violent some of the "peaceful protesters" killed some British casualties. Gandhi's non-violent ways and motivational motivations helped India against the British (Tejvan,2011,p.2). Gandhi started his vogue in India by becoming an activist for the people of India (History.com,2015,p.2). In 1907, Gandhi led the