Gandhi

Gandhi (vithalbhai Jhaveri)

My hero is Gandhi. Gandhi was a brave man who helped Indians get their freedom. Gandhi also had a wife who he married when he was thirteen; her name was Kasterba. He had a son named Harilal. Gandhi was born in Porbander Gujarat on 2, October 1869. India was under British rule at this time. He had his school in Rajkot where his father served as the adviser or prime minister to the local ruler. Though India was under British rule, over 500 kingdoms, principalities, and states were allowed to govern themselves. These where called the "native states". Rajkot was one of the states. Gandhi left for England to study law in 1891. He failed with his law practice. About the same time, he got a job offer from a man named Dada Abdullah in South Africa. Indians weren’t treated fairly. They were called "coolies". European racism against Indians was horrible. Indians weren’t considered full humans. Gandhi started leading the Indians in. He started using Satyagraha, which means practice of non-violent resistance

Gandhi believed (Vithalbhai Jhaveri)

He believed in seeking the truth on nonviolence. He returned to India in 1915, and went to Europe for a short trip in 1931. He helped Indians in his travels. He became well known as an Indian leader. A writer gave him the title Mahatma that means "Great Soul". He than wrote a report about the great massacre of an unarmed crowd of Indians. Over the next two years he tried to get the Indians to care for themselves, without British help. In 1922 Indian policemen were brutally killed. Gandhi was arrested and sentenced to six years in jail for protesting against the government. The trial was known as "the great trial". In 1924, he went on a twenty-one day fast because Hindu-Muslims riots broke out. He got out of jail in 1925 because of his poor health.

Throughout his life, Gandhi stood up for the civil rights of his people. He wrote letters, fasted, and even was sent to jail. For example, in 1932 he started an ethnic fast, which he did until the rest of his life to protest unfair treatment of Indians. Another example of how he protested was when he was sent to jail for breaking the "Salt Law". Gandhi also traveled widely to try to get the world to understand how Indians were being treated

Gandhi had faced many problems for what he was standing up for. He was sent to jail many times for what he believed. He had poor health. He helped poor farmers.

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He had many major accomplishments. He was a civil rights leader in India and Africa. He was nominated six times for The Nobel Prize. He was named the person of the year by Time Magazine. He inspired civil rights. He fought for freedom for India, and practiced nonviolence. He was a hero in many ways. He was great leader of India. He helped get Indians freedom and rights. He was a brave and respectful man who cared about every one's freedom. Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. He was shot by Nathuram Godse on the way to a prayer meeting. Gandhi inspired me with his bravery and courage.