Does Gandhi Matter?
Mahatma Gandhi in today's perspective in India
Do you think Mahatma Gandhi matters today? Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948 - was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the. pioneer of Satyagraha -- Insist on the Truth - resistance through mass civil disobedience strongly founded upon total non-violence - ahimsa. Gandhi is commonly known and addressed in India and across the world as Mahatma Gandhi (Mahatma = Great Soul) and as Father of the nation (Bapu). Video courtesy Govt. of India, directed by Manoj Raghuvanshi.