

The whole nation salutes this great soul, who descended on the earth to eliminate the sufferings of the mankind. He died on the spot with words ‘Hey Ram’ on his lips. On 31 January, 1948 when he was going to address the evening prayers at Birla House, New Delhi, a psychic man named Nathuram Godse, shot him thrice from point blank range. It was due to the continuous efforts of Mahatma Gandhi and his followers, that India finally attained freedom on 15 August, 1947.Ī section of people blamed him for the partition of the country. We shall either free India or die in this attempt.” In his own words, “I am not going to be satisfied with anything short of complete freedom. from Sabarrnati Ashram to Dandi to break the Salt Act. Gandhiji took 78 companions along with him and marched nearly 375 km.

On 12th March 1930, he began Civil Disobedience Movement with Dandi March. In the year 1917, Mahatma Gandhi launched a movement called `Satyagraha ‘ to flee away the colonial rulers from the country. Rabindranath Tagore gave him the title of ‘Mahatma’. During his struggle for freedom, he has to tolerate the. Mohandas left the job of the lawyer and began to actively take part in freedom movements. Mohandas was not able to practice law as it was impossible for him to took the false cases in the court. In the year 1888, he went to England to pursue his studies and returned to India after becoming a Barrister in 1891.
