Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from the British.

Some historical facts regarding Mahatma Gandhi,

• He was born on 2nd October 1869 and his full name, Mohandas Karamchand Gandi commemorated.
• Mahatma Gandhi's mother tongue was Gujarati.
• He did his High school at Alfred High School, Rajkot.
• Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of India's non-violent independence movement against British rule and in South Africa who advocated for the civil rights of Indians.
• The ex-president of “South Africa”, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was very much inspired by Mahatma Gandhi.
• Mahadev Desai was Gandhi’s personal secretary.
• Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in the garden of the former Birla House.
• Gandhi Ji and famous author Leo Tolstoy interacted with each other through letters.
• Mahatma Gandhi set up a small colony, Tolstoy Farm at an 1100 acre site, 21 miles from Johannesburg, South Africa for his colleagues during his Satyagraha struggle.
• He not only fought for Independence but also demanded fair treatment for poor people.
• There was an epic historical drama film based on Mahatma Gandhi which won the Academic Award for the best motion picture.
• The Time Magazine “Man of the Year” In 1930, He was a great writer and the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi have 50,000 pages.
• Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times.
•  When it was announced by Jawaharlal Nehru tryst of destiny speech to celebrate independence at that time Gandhi ji was not present at that time.
• Mahatma Gandhi's funeral procession was eight kilometers long queue.
• Reserve Bank of India issued The Gandhi series banknotes by displaying a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi since its introduction in 1996. The series issued in 1996 is of 10 and 500 rupee banknotes.
• 20. In 1959, Gandhi Memorial Museum was established. It is located in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is also known as the Gandhi Museum.