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The Charade of Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Born 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) also known as Bapu was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.It is widely believed that Gandhi led India to independence employing nonviolent civil disobedience. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-soul", "venerable") is applied to him by his Indian followers. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father") in India. Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi was also an excellent PR man, managing to hide the less savory aspects of his character until long after his death. Overtime a number of facts have emerged that describes the man Gandhi was and sheds light on shortcomings in his character. I would try my best to go in details on these failures of Gandhi as a leader and even as a man. Background Mohandas Gandhi was born in a well-do-do family on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, a coastal town in the princely state of Porbandar in the Kathiawar