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Born in India as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi he later was given the name Mahatma Gandhi--Mahatma meaning great soul Architect of Indian independence he truly was a great soul At a time when his country was ruled by British he wanted to change things and did so differently than anyone else ever had Many consider Gandhi the most influential non-politician of the 20th century Although he often got involved in politics as he said I am not a saint who has strayed into politics I am a politician who is trying to become a saint Gandhi got his first taste of racial discrimination shortly after her became a lawyer While on his way to his job in South Africa he was removed from a train simply because he was Indian Starting then he decided that he would stand up for his rights At the time South Africa was experiencing major racial crisis the British controlled everything and a new law was passed saying Indians were not even allowed to vote At a trial against him later on in his life Gandhi said My public life began in 1893 in South Africa in troubled weather My first contact in that country was not of a happy character I discovered thatI had no rights as a man because I was an Indian His friends asked him to help the movement against the British and of course he felt he couldnt refuse Then his battle against the British began Gandhi was different from other revolutionaries of the time For one thing he was a great leader As a child he used to be incredibly shy and even towards the beginning of his law career he did not have the courage to speak before a courtroom Later on however as his skills as a lawyer developed he became a better speaker and negotiator and over time a better leader The most distinguishable thing about Gandhi though was that he was
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