Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. Gandhi not only led his own country to independence, but also influenced political activists of all stripes across the world with his methods and philosophy. non-violent confrontation or civil disobedience. Gandhi helped free the people of India from British rule through nonviolent resistance. Gandhi is honored by Indians as the father of the Indian nation. The Indians called Gandhi "Mahatma", which means Great Soul. Gandhi married at the age of 13 to a girl of the same age. One night, when Gandhi had to take care of his very ill father, he went to bed with his wife. That night his father died. Because of the guilt he felt, Gandhi took a vow of celibacy (permanently renouncing intimate relationships). At the age of 17, he left for law school. Gandhi studied law in London and returned to India in 1891 to practice. In 1893 he accepted a one-year contract to do legal work in South Africa. One day, Gandhi bought first class train tickets. When he got on the train, people demanded that he be moved....