Mahatma Gandhi’s
birthday is celebrated as
International Day of Nonviolence.
In 1930, he was recognized as the
Time Magazine Man of the Year.
The title of ‘Mahatma’
was given by poet and Nobel laureate
Rabindranath Tagore.
Mahatma Gandhi
served in the army during the
Boer War
in South Africa.
In 1930, he led the Dandi Salt March
, during the India freedom struggle.
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