Mahatma Gandhi

noun

1. Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand.

Gandhi, Mahatma

1. A political figure of the twentieth century in India ; the leader of India's drive for independence from Britain . Gandhi used methods of passive resistance and nonviolent disobedience, such as boycotts and hunger strikes, to influence British rulers. He was assassinated in 1948, just after India secured its independence. The title mahatma means “great soul.”

Example Sentences

The bills were clearly an homage to Lucano’s political idols, designed with the portraits of people like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Che Guevara.

From Time

He visited the White House and advised Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.

From The Daily Beast

The Nobel committee said he was continuing in the noble tradition of Mahatma Gandhi.

From The Daily Beast

First film recording of Mahatma Gandhi, 1931, is now available on YouTube.

From The Daily Beast

If Mahatma Gandhi returned and was democratically elected as president of the Palestinian Authority, it would not matter.

From The Daily Beast

Somehow India remembers everything about Mahatma Gandhi except what he stood for.

From The Daily Beast

The idea was, to quote the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “political” and not “educational.”

From Project Gutenberg

It was, to quote the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “a concession to popular agitation.”

From Project Gutenberg

Before reading his written statement Mahatma Gandhi spoke a few words as introductory remarks to the whole statement.

From Project Gutenberg

Or an excited crowd, all wearing the little white Gandhi cap, rend the air with shouts of Mahatma Gandhi-ki jai!

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In 1925 Mahatma Gandhi had honored the Ranchi school by a visit, and had inscribed in its guest-book a gracious tribute.

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