Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

This term our class has been learning about a very famous person called Mahatma
Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi grew up in Porbandar. Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t Gandhi’s real name. Mahatma Gandhi was arrested several times.

Firstly, Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar in India. He was born on October 2,
1869. It was tradition from where he was from that his parents arranged a marriage for
him when he was 13. When Mahatma Gandhi was 19 he traveled to England to study
how to be barrister which is a type of lawyer. But he wasn’t very successful. So he
joined Indian law firm and moved to South Africa where he lived for 20 years.

Secondly, Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t actually his real name. Gandhi’s real name was
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. But people gave him the name Mahatma which means
a person regarded with love and respect or great soul. He was given that name because
he led the nonviolent protest for India’s Independence from the British Empire.

Thirdly, Mahatma Gandhi was put in jail several times for leading protest against the
British Empire. Mahatma Gandhi spent six years in prison. But the British Government
would have to release him eventually because the Indian people had grown to love
Gandhi. They were also scared about what would happen if they let Gandhi die. One
of Gandhi’s most successful protest was the salt one. Where Gandhi decided to walk
241 miles to the sea to make his own salt.

Finally, Mahatma Gandhi was and still is a very important and famous person today
even though he died so long ago. Mahatma Gandhi grew up in Porbandar. Mahatma
wasn’t actually Gandhi’s first name. During Gandhi’s life he was arrested several times
and spent six years in prison. I personally think that Mahatma Gandhi was a very
important person.