Mahatma Gandhi

 Mahatma Gandhi:- Early Life and Family Life

Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 october 1869 in Porbandar Gujarat. His father was Karamchand Gandhi and mother was Putlibai. The former was the Chief Minister of Porbandar at the time. His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Karamchand Gandhi was marrige was  planned around the time he was 13 years old. He was marrige to Kasturba Kapadia, who later changed her name to Kasturba Gandhi after the marrige. They were married in the year 1883. Kasturba was 14 year old then. Mohandas Gandhi and kasturba Gandhi had 4 children. All of them were boys there name were Harilal, Manilal,  Ramdas and Devdas.

Mahatma Gandhi:- Education Life

When Gandhi was 9 years old he went to a local school at Rajkot and studied the basics of arithmetic, history, geography, and languages. At the age of 11, he went to a high school in Rajkot. Because of his wedding, at least about one year, his studies were disturbed and later he joined and completed his schooling. He joined Samaldas college in Bhavnagar in 1888 at Gujarat. Later, one of his family friend Mavji Dave Joshi to pursue further studies i.e. law in London. Gandhiji was not satisfied with the studies at Samaldas College and so he became excited by the London proposal and managed to convince his mother and wife that he will not touch non-veg, wine, or women.In the year 1888, Mahatma Gandhi left for London to study law. Thereafter 10 days of arrival, he joined the Inner Temple, one of the four London Law colleges, and studied and practiced law. In London, he also joined a Vegetarian Society and introduced to Bhagavad Gita by some of his vegetarian friends. Later, Bhagavad Gita set an impression and influenced his life.

Mahatma Gandhi:- South Africa Education Life

In May, 1893 he went to South Africa to work as a lawyer. There he had the first-hand experience of racial discrimination when he was thrown out of the first-class apartment of the train despite holding the first-class ticket because it was reserved for white people only and no Indian or black was allowed to travel in the first class. This incident had a serious effect on him and he decided to protest against racial discrimination. He further observed that this type of incident was quite common against his fellow Indians who were derogatorily referred to as coolies.