Mahatma Gandhi

American  

noun

1. Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand.

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Gandhi, Mahatma Cultural  

1. A political figure of the twentieth century in India; the leader of India's drive for independence from Britain. Gandhi used methods of passive resistance and nonviolent disobedience, such as boycotts and hunger strikes, to influence British rulers. He was assassinated in 1948, just after India secured its independence. The title mahatma means “great soul.”

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Example Sentences

On Saturday, he was given a ceremonial welcome and paid tribute to India's independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, before holding the meeting with Modi.

From Barron's

Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, were among its customers.

From BBC

What undermines Mr. Dalrymple’s thesis most, however, is the fact that no Indian leader believed Burma was an integral part of India—especially not Mahatma Gandhi.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi in India and later Nelson Mandela in South Africa deployed disciplined nonviolence, chosen not because violence was unthinkable but because repression was predictable.

From The Wall Street Journal

The two leaders will attend a traditional kite festival and visit the Sabarmati Ashram, the spiritual retreat where Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence struggle, lived for many years.

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