4. Early life 2.
• 1888. University Collage
London – age of 18
• 1893.South-Africa =>
became the spokesman
of the Hindu minority
5. India
• Went back to India in 1925
• Became the leader of the Independence
Movement
• He got the name Mahatma (= „Great Soul”) from
his followers
6. India 2.
• It was a British crown colony
• Gandhi:the representer of Hindu nationalism
• Claimed the independence of India
7. India 3.
• 1922.civilian disobedience=> 2 years in prison
• Harsh conflicts between the British authorities
and the Indian nationalists
• Passive resistence
• 1942-1944.prison because of „Quit India”
11. Gandhi’s legacy
• 2 October - national holiday in India
• 2 October – „The International Day of Non-
Violence”
• Mahatma Gandhi Prize in India to social
workers, world leaders and citizens
12. Gandhi’s legacy 2.
• His statues can be
found all over the
world, such as New
York and London
13. Gandhi’s legacy 3.
• Nominated 5 times to the Nobel Prize between
1937-1948, but never received it
• He was to receive it in 1948, but he was killed