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Mahatma Gandhi: Short Biography Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, “the old man with a stick, ready to do battle against the British Empire” was born on October 2, 1869 to a wealthy family in the British ruled India. He was married at the age of 13 to Kasturbai, but left her soon to pursue his Law studies at Cambridge, London. After completing his barrister degree, he accepted a small position in 1910 to South Africa. Here he lived in western life-style unaware of his own potential and even supported the British Empire, until he saw the ill treatment and poverty of Indians and women. He soon after returned to India in 1914 to lead the fight for “home rule” and exponentially gained popularity. Though his views have been documented on many subjects none are more significant than those on Non-violence and the Role of Women in society. His struggle to uproot age old customs like dowry and Sati greatly improved the condition of women throughout the Asian sub-continent. While his teachings of resistance through non-violence lead to the fall down of Imperialism world wide, starting with India in 1947.
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