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                                             Article on Mahatma Gandhi       Mahatma Gandhi  Mahatma Gandhi , byname of  Mohand  Karamchand Gandhi ,  as  (born October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India—died January 30, 1948, Delhi),  Indian  lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the  British rule  of  India . As such, he came to be considered the father of his  country .  Gandhi  is internationally esteemed for his doctrine of  nonviolent protest  ( satyagraha ) to achieve political and social progress. In the eyes of millions of his fellow Indians, Gandhi was the Mahatma (“Great Soul”). The unthinking adoration of the huge crowds that gathered to see him all along the route of his tours made them a severe ordeal; he could hardly work during the day or rest at night. “The woes of the Mahatmas,” he wrote, “are known only to the Mahatmas.” His fame spread worldwide during his lifetime and only increased after his death. The name