Sikander kher biography of mahatma gandhi for kids

Ghandi employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. His father, Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi — , served as the dewan chief minister of Porbandar state. His family originated from the then village of Kutiana.

At age 9, Gandhi entered the local school in Rajkot, near his home.

Mahatma Gandhi, also known as 'Bapu' was born on October 2, , at Porbandar in Gujrat.

There, he studied the rudiments of arithmetic, history, the Gujarati language and geography. He was an average student, won some prizes, but was a shy and tongue tied student, with no interest in games; his only companions were books and school lessons. In November , the year-old Gandhi graduated from high school in Ahmedabad.

In January , he enrolled at Samaldas College in Bhavnagar State, then the sole degree-granting institution of higher education in the region. However, he dropped out, and returned to his family in Porbandar. Mavji Dave Joshiji, a Brahmin priest and family friend, advised Gandhi and his family that he should consider law studies in London. He left for London at age He trained in the law at the Inner Temple , London , and was called to the bar at age 22 in June After two uncertain years in India, where he was unable to start a successful law practice, he moved to South Africa in to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit.

He went on to live in South Africa for 21 years. It was here that Gandhi raised a family and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. Immediately upon arriving in South Africa, Gandhi faced discrimination because of his skin colour and heritage, like all people of colour.