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Mahatma Gandhi

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Born October 1, 1869 · Porbandar, India

Died January 30, 1948

Also known as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · Mohandas K. Gandhi · Mohandas Gandhi

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Biography

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.

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Awards & recognition

  • Time Person of the Year · 1930
  • Kaisar-i-Hind Medal
  • Natal Native Rebellion Medal
  • Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
  • Queen's South Africa Medal
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  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1948 · nominated
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1947 · nominated
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1939 · nominated
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1938 · nominated
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1937 · nominated

Filmography10 titles

Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It

2017as Self (archive footage)

Icons

2019as Self (archive footage)

The Doctor From India

2018as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021as Self (archive footage)

The Corporation

2003as Self (archive footage)

America's Book of Secrets

2012as Self (archive footage)

I Am

2010as Self (archive footage)

Viceroy's House

2017as Self (archive footage)

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

2017as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Rick Stein's India

2013as Self (archive footage)