Mahatma Gandhi

noun

1. Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand.

Gandhi, Mahatma

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.”

Example Sentences

India has demanded "immediate action" against unidentified people who vandalised a statue of independence hero Mahatma Gandhi in London.

From BBC

In London, arrests were made near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament Square, where as many as 20 police vans attended.

From BBC

When Mahatma Gandhi visited the city in 1931, he found many young Arabs identifying as Indian nationalists.

From BBC

In comments last week, Sheinbaum has embraced nonviolence as a daily mantra, citing the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Cesar Chavez.

From Los Angeles Times

A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi - painted in 1931 in the UK - will be auctioned in London next month.

From BBC