Mohandas Karamchand GandhiMOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI (1869-1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the movement to free India from British rule. He was the pioneer of satyagraha, resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosohy founded upon total nonviolence, which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Read More Read Less