FAQ About Mahatma Gandhi

Some key events in Mahatma Gandhi's life include his work in South Africa fighting racial discrimination, which introduced him to nonviolent protest; his return to India in 1915 where he led various campaigns for civil rights and Swaraj (self-rule); the Salt March in 1930, which was a direct action campaign of tax resistance against British salt laws; and his role in the Quit India Movement of 1942 demanding an end to British rule in India.