Mahatma Gandhi

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• Mahatma Gandhi' philosophy of active non-violent resistence led to India's independence from Britain.
• Mahatma Gandhi inspired civil rights movements around the world with his tenacity and courage.
• Mahatma Gandhi made his own clothes and was a vegetarian.
• Mahatma Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for the elimination of poverty, the economic self-sufficiency of India, the liberation of women, the toleration of all religions and ethnic groups and for the end of the caste discrimination system.
• Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned in both South Africa and India on many occasions for his civil rights efforts.
• Mahatma Gandhi was portrayed by Ben Kingsley in the acclaimed movie - Gandhi.
• Mahatma Gandhi lead India on a 248 mile Salt March in 1930 to protest the imposition of a British tax on salt.
• The above Gandhi image is courtesy of www . Emory.edu/mfp/self-efficacy.html .