Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 in India and studied law in London. He fought for Indian rights in South Africa and used non-violent protests like hunger strikes in India to achieve independence, including the famous 1930 Salt March. Gandhi was an influential leader who strategically listened to others and employed non-violence to help free India from British rule in 1947. At his funeral, he was remembered as a humble man who powerfully led his country to freedom through simple truth.