Gandhi in India

Mahatma Gandhi’s role in India (1915–1948) was central to the country’s freedom struggle. After returning from South Africa in 1915, he transformed Indian politics by introducing non-violent mass movements rooted in Satyagraha and Ahimsa. Through campaigns like Champaran, Kheda, Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, and the Quit India Movement, he mobilised millions across caste, class, and region. Gandhi reshaped Congress into a mass organisation, promoted swadeshi, upliftment of the poor, Hindu-Muslim unity, and removal of untouchability. His moral leadership became the guiding force of the national movement. Gandhi remained a crucial figure even after Independence—advocating peace during Partition—until his assassination in 1948.