Mahatma Gandhi was the true essence of a good man. He is most famous for his use of non-violent protest against British rule. Instead of using violence, peaceful things are used such as talking and protests. Born in India on October 2, 1869, Gandhi sailed from Bombay to England so he could study law. He became a lawyer and sailed to South Africa and became a lawyer for an Indian firm, after that he extensively helped fight …showed first 75 words of 242 total…

…showed last 75 words of 242 total…up and continued on their peaceful march without physically defending themselves. Newspapers all over the world had articles about this and helped win worldwide support for Gandhi's independence movement. More demonstrations like this took place and eventually, about 60,000 people including Gandhi were arrested. After everything that Mahatma Gandhi did to help India gain independence by non-violence resistance, he was shot and killed by a Hindu man named Nathuram Godse while he was holding a prayer.