October 2nd, International Day of Non-Violence

Established by the United Nations, the International Day of Non-Violence is held on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. He became one of the most respected spiritual and political leaders of the 1900's. GandhiJi helped free the Indian people from British rule through nonviolent resistance, and is honored by Indians as the father of the Indian Nation.

The Indian people called Gandhiji  'Mahatma', meaning Great Soul. At the age of 13 Gandhi married Kasturba, a girl the same age. Their parents arranged the marriage. The Gandhis had four children. Gandhi studied law in London and returned to India in 1891 to practice. In 1893 he took on a one-year contract to do legal work in South Africa (...)

He developed a method of action based upon the principles of courage, nonviolence and truth called Satyagraha (...) Satyagraha promoted nonviolence and civil disobedience as the most appropriate methods for obtaining political and social goals. In 1915 Gandhi returned to India. Within 15 years he became the leader of the Indian nationalist movement.

Using the principles of Satyagraha he led the campaign for Indian independence from Britain. Gandhi was arrested many times by the British for his activities in South Africa and India. 

He was assassinated in Delhi on January 30, 1948, by a Hindu fanatic 

BRITISH RULE = DOMINIO BRITÁNICO.........DEVELOP = DESARROLLAR

SOUL = ALMA.......................................................UPON = SOBRE
ARRANGE = ARREGLAR, DISPONER..............COURAGE = VALOR
LAW = LEY (DERECHO)

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