Gandhi's Life in Illustrations



Boy Gandhi
Picture shows a school going Gandhi in traditional Indian clothing.
A young, school going Gandhi
Gandhi as a young adult in England
Gandhi the Lawyer
Gandhi in western clothing as a young lawyer.

Gandhi in South Africa
Gandhi was the first colored man to stand up against the apartheid. His dramatic success in South Africa led to his eventual leadership of Indian National Congress. 
Gandhi the lawyer arrives in India
Gandhi -- Man of Firm Step  
Walking Wonder
In 1930, Gandhi defied the British law by making salt on the shores of Dandi. To enforce the law of the land, the British had to arrest the Indians and they courted arrest in millions and rendered the administration ineffective.


Gandhi with a spinning wheel. Gandhi used self-reliance as a very powerful means to fight the foreign rule. He asked Indians to make their own cloth, shunning British made garments. 

Gandhiji with his spinning wheel.
Gandhi in India Ink
The Great Soul
To a world torn apart by wars and violence, Gandhi gave a new powerful weapon -- that of non-violence.

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