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Mahatma Gandhi

American  

noun

  1. Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand.

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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Then came his 1849 essay, later read by people like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Over the weekend, Graham took to the airwaves and agreed, making Buck Turgidson look like Mahatma Gandhi by comparison.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

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 • Feb. 21, 2026

Mahatma Gandhi, then a lawyer in Johannesburg, represented a Rand Club cook in a labor dispute a few years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Within a week, the protests, inspired by the nonviolent actions of India’s Mahatma Gandhi, spread to other cities in North Carolina, and then crossed the borders into Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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