Who Was Gandhi? By Dana Meachen Rau

The biography book, “Who was Gandhi ? ”, written by Dana Meachen Rau is about Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s life as a shy, fearful young boy who turned out to be an inspiring primary Indian leader who is still today , revered all over the world for his nonviolent work for independence, peace, freedom, and rights for India. Gandhi is special because even though he faced many terrible obstacles, such as his first child’s death right after his father’s death, Mohandas still overcame them. This shy and fearful boy who was scared of the dark, thieves, snakes, spiders, and ghosts, turned out to become a brave and inspiring leader, not only for India…, but for people all over the world. This is why I planned on choosing Mohandas Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India, on October 2, 1869. Several years later, when Gandhi turned 13 years old , he got married to the daughter of a merchant who was a good friend of Mohan’s father, the girl’s name was Kasturbai. Exactly 10 years later,

Moreover he stood up for what he believed in… especially if it was against the law. Another obstacle was that not many people agreed with his movements. This obstacle was one of the main ones since it lead to his death. Most Indians had looked up to Gandhi as a spiritual and political leader… but there was an extreme Hindu group that blamed Gandhi for the death of so many Hindus. They were upset that Gandhi had reached out to the Muslims. As Gandhi headed towards the platform, Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist, pushed through the crowd to get close to him. First, he bowed before Gandhi. The he took out a pistol. He fired three shots right in Gandhi’s