Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi 1869 “I am not a saint who has strayed in politics. I am a politician who is trying to become a saint.” Gandhi Introduction~ In the 1800’s most of the cultures and ethnic groups in South Africa were treated with less respect than deserved. The Indians were forced into South Africa because of the British Empire expansion. These Indians, mostly poor, were in a system close to slavery. In South Africa the …

…is very common for Hindus. Two years later on November 16th of 1885 Mohandas’ life took a sudden turn when his father died, after by being ill for two years. Gandhi was not there when his father died; he had left moments before. In 1887 Gandhi applied to college, and got in at Samaldas College, but Gandhi found the studies hard and only stayed for one term. In 1888 Gandhi’s First son, Harilal, was born in India