Life and Work of Gandhi

Gandhi was a typical child of colonial India. He was born in Porbandar on the west coast of India, the fourth and youngest child of his father's fourth wife. In other words, his position in the family was lowly, although he was well-loved. His family was in the Indian middle class, since his father was in the state's administration as a bureaucrat. Gandhi was raised in this milieu as a typical religious Hindu boy. He was influenced by British culture, which was highly valued and emulated by the Indian middle class, and sought to become like the British people who he admired. His father, too, wanted this for Gandhi, and according to his father's wishes, Gandhi went to London to study law.

His early accomplishments were not impressive. He was a mediocre student in London, and he became a mediocre lawyer in India after his call to the bar. It was not until he was sent to South Africa by an Indian business firm that his true calling began to emerge.

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with Gandhi's writings, appeals to the imperial government in Great Britain, and the staunchness of the Indian population, there was no change. Gandhi gained support among liberal whites and among some clergy, but there was insufficient support for changing the laws to allow for a multiracial society. The government finally made a few concessions, without changing the generally racist bias of its laws and governance, but the movement of satyagraha could no longer be sustained. The cost was deportation for thousands of Indians, their loss of property, jailing for many men, and general ongoing disruption of the lives of Indians in South Africa. The movement was, at best, a partial success, but it convinced Gandhi that this was the way to approach changing unjust conditions. Return to India By the time he did return to India, Gandhi was already well-known because of his work in South Africa. However, he did not immediately take a leadership position. Instead, he spent a year traveling throughout India, learning what the people thought about the government and what they needed. At this time, Great Britain was involved with World War I and not particularly concerned with the Indian situation. The Indian independence movement a
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