This document provides biographical information about Mahatma Gandhi in 3 paragraphs or less: Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. He studied law and worked as a lawyer in South Africa between 1893-1915, where he developed his philosophy of non-violent civil disobedience. Gandhi led the Indian independence movement against British rule through non-violent protests, beginning in the late 1920s. He continued his non-violent campaign that resulted in India gaining independence in 1947.