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Truth
Bapu said truth is God. Always speak the truth, even when it is hard.
Bapu fought for India's freedom without any weapon. His weapons were truth and ahimsa, which means non-violence. Millions of Indians walked with him. He showed the world that a peaceful fight can win.
✨ Mahatma Gandhi in 1 minute
- He used truth and non-violence, not guns.
- He led the Dandi March for salt in 1930.
- He spun khadi on a charkha and asked India to buy Indian.
- His birthday, 2 October, is Gandhi Jayanti.
🤯 Unknown facts about Mahatma Gandhi
- He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times, but never won it.
- He wrote two letters to Hitler before World War II, asking him to stop.
- He never once visited America, though he was famous there.
- Time magazine named him Man of the Year in 1930.
On 15 August 1947, Bapu did not celebrate. He was in Kolkata, fasting and praying to stop the riots. For him, freedom meant nothing without peace.
Think about it📜 Mahatma Gandhi timeline: life story year by year
- 1869
Born on 2 October in Porbandar, Gujarat. His name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
- 1893
Went to South Africa as a lawyer. He was thrown off a train for being Indian. He decided to fight unfair laws.
- 1915
Came back home to India and travelled across the country to understand its people.
- 1917
Helped indigo farmers in Champaran, Bihar, who were forced to grow indigo.
- 1930
Walked about 385 km to Dandi with his followers and made salt from sea water. The British salt law was broken.
- 1942
Started the Quit India movement with the call "Do or Die".
- 1948
Was killed in Delhi on 30 January. India calls this day Shaheed Diwas.
🌙 A Mahatma Gandhi story to tell your child
One day, a young lawyer sat in a first-class train seat in South Africa. He had a proper ticket. But an officer told him to leave, only because he was Indian.
He said no. So they pushed him off the train at a cold station. He sat there all night and thought.
He could go home quietly. Or he could stand up against the unfair rule. He chose to stand up, but without hitting anyone.
That young man was Mohandas Gandhi. That cold night made him Bapu.
🌱 What Mahatma Gandhi teaches our children
Ahimsa
Do not hurt anyone with your hands, words or thoughts.
Self-reliance
He spun his own thread. Learn to do your own work.
🙏 Thank you. Tell your child one thing you learned today.
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