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Shehzad Husnani
Period 5
04/09/05
GANDHI

Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a small coastal town in the western region of British ruled India on October 2, 1867. Gandhi's father was a politician and served as Prime Minister to a number of local Indian Princes. His mother, Putilibai, was Gandhi's father's fourth wife. His parents were not well educated but his mother was literate. Despite their educational problems they were well off and owned several houses in Porbandar, and in nearby villages. Because of this they were able to pay for good education for Mohandas .
At age 13, Gandhi was married to a girl of the same age named Kasturbai. After the death of his father, Mohandas's family sent him to England to study law but he became interested in the philosophy of non violence. He returned to India in 1891, but he did not succeed in the practice of law and he went to South Africa. There he became involved in efforts to end discrimination against the Indian minority. He......

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