"Saadhak ore, premik ore, paagal ore, kon re divade dilno divo patavi aavo angane mare"

- Rabindranath Tagore

"Future generations will hardly believe that such a giant would have roamed the earth" - Albert Einstein

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's family was brilliant but had a religious tradition. Pujya Bapu's grandfather and father were both Diwans of Porbandar state. Known all over Saurashtra as Kaba Gandhi. His father's rule was that he could not give food to at least one visitor every day, unless he took food. Being a strict Vaishnava merchant, Bapu's life also had a deep impression of religiosity.

When he was only 2/3 years old, he was surprised to see the sisters Harijans drawing water from a well, pouring water in a semicircle of leaves. No one cared if the dogs slept on the same well, but Mohandas was saddened to see the caste, for which the word was used lightly, being given water in this way. He had learned from his mother Shri Putlibai that Narasimha Mehta used to go to his abode and recite bhajans. It was Narasimha Mehta who gave the name "Harijan" to this person. Probably since then the seeds of serving the Dalits have appeared in their hearts.

They got married to Kasturba when Mohandas Kumar was just 13 years old, but the couple were still far apart. He went to Alfred High School in Rajkot. After studying till matriculation, he took admission in the first college of Saurashtra at that time - Shamaldas College in Bhavnagar. But Mohandas, who was sitting on the bench, jumped out of the window and killed himself. Went back to Rajkot, but had to study more. Went to England. There he took the matriculation examination of the University of London. Then there was the barrister. "He was called to the Bar in the Inner-Temple," writes Pollock. He came to Mumbai after his studies, where he met dignitaries like Gopalakrishna Gokhale and Lokmanya Tilak Maharaj. He was so impressed with Gokhale that he established him in his Gurupada. Came back to Rajkot, started advocacy there, but was not very successful.

Very few will know that in England he also tried to learn step-dance (ball-dance) and violin. But, they failed.

The. In Africa

When he was in Rajkot, a native of Porbandar also had a firm in Durban. When he had a legal dispute, he asked the 'son of the dewan' to come to Durban to fight the case. Their investment in South Africa continued to be a turning point in their lives.

For the work of this case, they had to travel from Durban to Johannesburg. They also had first-class rail tickets. But the whites in that compartment didn't like a "coolie" coming into their box. He, however, told her to go to the other compartment but, m. "I will not get out of the box," Gandhi said, showing a first-class ticket. With this, the 'insistence of truth' began to melt in his mind. Eventually, after the whites threw the coolie-barrister out of the box, Mohandas also filed a complaint against him.

In Durban, he founded the National Indian Congress, became its general secretary, and started a newspaper called Indian Opinion. However, he remained committed to the South African government. South Africa's white government has been at war with the Dutch establishment Boswana to the north, and with Zulu after the war.

Mohandas asked the Indians living in Transvaal to form a "stretcher-bearer volunteer corps" to assist the government (14). He was a "Sergeant-Major." In 1918, Govt. Gokhale went to South Africa. Many were happy with the arrangement made by Mohandas. Mohandas came to India in 1917. Also became a member of Congress. In 1917, a joint meeting of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League was held, in which Gandhi was given the presidency.

Meanwhile, Gokhaleji died in 1917. Mohandas has since boycotted foreign dress and textiles. Rentio was given to him as a gift to his working sister Radhabahen, originally from Navsari. The Jaliyawala Bagh incident of 1917 shook the country. In Teva, the "Khilafat" movement began in India as the Allied States of Constantinople began to "dissolve" the Khilafah. In 190, Tilak Maharaj fell seriously ill. He called Mohandas and said, "Now I will hand over the reins of India to you."

Mahatma Mohandas

Mohandas had earlier resided outside the Sabarmati station where the Gaushala is now. Typhoid occurred in Teva. He recovered but during the typhoid, citrus and oranges were delivered to the "station master" of Sabarmati. At the time, the area was deserted. The station master's house was near the station. Coming to see him and his wife Mohandas. There, Bapu asked, "Where do you get oranges and citrus fruits from?"

Mohandas says, "It is called theft. I will fast now. ”On the third or fourth day of fasting, the station master cried. Saying, 'Mohandas, you are not an ordinary human being', 'Mahatma', '' Mahatma '', I feel pity for your wife and girl. I swear I will not accept any such gift now. '' After this, Bapu started taking water from the mug. Then he established the present ashram in Chamar-vas. From then on, he was called "Saint of Sabarmati".

Khilafat-Chauri-Chora movement

In this direction, Turkey also joined Germany-Austria in the First World War. With the defeat of the Allies, the "caliphate" from Iraq to Morocco was dissolved by the Allies. England was then the leader of the Allies. The Khilafat movement started in India. In Chauri-Chora, on the other hand, the street laborers climbed the storm.

He set fire to 20/21 Indian sepoys and white officers in a police outpost set up in Patiya and burnt them alive. So the Mahatma summed up the movement. As the Khilafat movement also came to an end, Muslims became 'angry'. In Turkey, however, it was Kamal-Hamata-Turk who overthrew the caliphate and established a republic. But nonetheless, Muslims in India were stubborn to continue that movement.

This was followed by lightning speed events. Dandi marched in 150. Bapu did not attend the first round table conference at that time. The Gandhi Irwin Agreements were signed on March 3, 191. Gandhiji promised to wrap up the agitation. When he showed readiness to go to the round table conference, a huge meeting was held in Chopati on the eve of his departure in which the national shire Meghaniji challenged "The last bowl of poison P Judge Bapu, sea drinker Anjali Nav Dholsho Bapu".

Everyone said, "We are the representative of so many crores, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, etc."

When Bapu went to Shanti-Niketan, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore welcomed him as 'Mahatma' and sang a welcome song: Jwaliya tumi parai asho. ''

After accepting the proposal of partition of India presented by the 'Cabinet Mission' of 190, the Congress leaders, Bapu left the meeting. He also resigned from the post of General Member of Congress. In 19, he declared "Leave India", while Zinna declared "Divide and Quit". The country's freedom movement turned into communal riots.

Finally, on February 19, the "Nehru Cabinet" was formed, which was only "autonomous". Finally, on August 15, 19, Pakistan became independent. On 15th August, India became independent, communal riots broke out in East Pakistan, and in the West, in the guise of Mujahideen, the Pakistani army carried out inhumane atrocities in Kashmir.

Bapu was not at the flag salute at the Red Fort on August 15. They were busy establishing peace in the communal riots in East Pakistan. When everything finally calmed down, Pakistan was about to pay Rs 5 crore on its account. To give it to Bapu, Bapu said, "Otherwise, I will fast, there will be no miscalculation." Hence, the Hindu fundamentalist Nathuram Godse assassinated Bapu on January 30. In fact, he reached the Birla temple in Delhi on the 9th, but could not kill. On the 20th, "Hind's father is lost, the lamp of the world is extinguished."

In his posthumous message, George Bernard Shaw wrote, "It is dangerous to be too good."