10 interesting facts about Mahatma Gandhi

10 interesting facts about Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the masses.

1. Mahatma Gandhi's mother tongue was Gujarati.

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2- He did his schooling at Alfred High School, Rajkot.

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3- His birthday (2nd October) is commemorated worldwide as International Day of Nonviolence.

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4- He was the youngest child of his parents. He had 2 brothers and 1 sister

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5. Gandhi’s father was Hindu by religion and Modh Baniya by caste.

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6- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated in the garden of the former Birla House.

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7-. Gandhi Ji and famous author Leo Tolstoy interacted with each other through letters.

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8-. Gandhi Ji set up a small colony, Tolstoy Farm at an 1100 acre site, 21 miles from Johannesburg, South Africa for his colleagues in the Satyagraha struggle.

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9-. In 1930, he led the Dandi Salt March, and in 1942, he launched the Quit India Movement during the freedom struggle. .

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10-. It is said that Mahatma Gandhi's funeral procession was 8 kilometers long.

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