Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat. His father's name was Karamchand Gandhi.

tHe was the Diwan of Porbandar. He married Kasturba Gandhi in 1883. He went to London for his higher education on 4 September 1888.

He was a civic activist in South Africa from 1893 to 1914. He fought for color discrimination. He came to India in 1915.

He joined the Congress Party. He started his first movement for independent India in 1917, the Champaran Satyagraha against the British rulers.

He started the non-cooperation movement on 1 August 1928 after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He started the Dandi March on 12 March 1930.

It did not stop until 6 April 1930.

He was assassinated on 30 January 1946 at Birla House, New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a supporter of Hindu nationalism.