Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), Hindu religious leader and social reformer of India

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī,  IPA: /moɦənd̪as kərəmtʃənd̪ gand̪ʱi/ (October 2 1869 –  January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha—the resistance of tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known in India and across the world as Mahatma Gandhi (IPA: ) (Sanskrit: महात्मा mahātmā – "Great Soul") and as Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ bāpu – "Father"). In India, he is officially accorded the honour of Father of the Nation and October 2nd, his birthday, is commemorated each year as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday. On 15 June 2007, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring October 2 to be the "International Day of Non-Violence."
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Noun
1. political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)
(synonym) Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(hypernym) nationalist leader

n. Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, (1869-1948)