Gandhi

"A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes" (World Book 219). Gandhi was a man who believed that the mind is more powerful than anything else. He developed a method of direct social action based on principles of courage, nonviolence, and truth; which he called Satyagraha. He used this method to fight many political causes successfully. He led campaigns for rights in South Africa and edited a newspaper called Indian Opinion. He became the leader of the Indian nationalist movement. Gandhi was a strong and inspirational man, and his nonviolent efforts led to the development of equal rights for Indians and the freedom of India from British control.
Gandhi's early life and young adulthood was filled with stress, pain, and hardship which would help mold him into the man that he would later become. He was born on October 3, 1869 in Porbandar, India to Karamchand and Putlibai. …