Mahatma Gandhi’s advent in the Indian national movement had an immense influence on the fight for freedom. It also marked a significant turning point in the country’s history.
Gandhi arrived in India in 1915, after spending over two decades in South Africa, where he honed his skills as an activist and evolved the concept of Satyagraha.
Gandhi gave the Indian people a new sense of hope and strength and he showed them that it was possible to attain independence through non-violence.
His philosophy of non-violence, his strategies of non-cooperation and civil disobedience and his sparkling leadership united the Indian masses and forced the British to accept their demands.
Over the years, Gandhi expedited the transformation of the Indian National Congress into a mass movement and he gave the Indian mass the inspiration and the tools they looked for to attain....