"Gandhi"

Gandhi was born in 1869 in India and he was apart of a large Hindu family. His family was apart of the merchant caste and his father worked for the govt. He got married when he was 13 yrs old, when he was 19 he went to London to study law. When he got his degree he returned to India and found a job as a lawyer. A company in South Africa offered him a job and he took it but he already had witnessed racism. They tried to make him give up his seat in a 1st class train because he was dark skin; they beaten him. He sent petitions  to South Africa govt for better treatment to Indians.Gandhi left his job to more engaged to what was happening to the people in south Africa, he became their leader. His commitment for social justice was growing stronger and by then he had 4 sons but he withdrew from his family for social justice. Gandhi was very serious about religion, and his belief  in service to others without for his self became a guiding principle. He was satyagraha to the injustice things. Gandhi was arrested for participating in illegal acts satyagraha, he was given a sentence of hard labor. His hard work actually paid off, he went back home in 1914. In 1919, the govt passed laws that talked about harsh punishments for political protests. Gandhi called for people across India to close the business. when the police camed to get Gandhi, rioting broke out and hundreds of Indians died and sent to jail. He fasted to atone for what had happened, he wouldn't eat for 72 hours. This is not all Gandhi did , he did so much more !