Derived from AGNT.org - Inspired by the Season for Nonviolence. Derived from AGNT.org - Inspired by the Season for Nonviolence. Dalai Lama is named Tenzin Gyatso. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement (USA).