Mahatma Gandhi was a gentle and wise leader from India who believed in changing the world peacefully without ever hurting anyone! When he was young, he was very shy and loved reading books, but he learned to speak up when he saw people being treated unfairly. Gandhi decided that his beautiful country should be free to make its own rules, instead of listening to the rules of a country far away! He taught people that love and kindness are much stronger than fighting with fists or weapons.
Gandhi is famous for leading giant walks, called marches, to show people how to be brave and peaceful! His most famous walk was all the way to the ocean just to pick up a little bit of salt as a way to say ’no’ to unfair rules. He always wore simple white clothes he spun himself on a wheel and lived a very quiet life, eating plain food and praying. Millions of people called him ‘Bapu,’ which means ‘father,’ because he took care of them and helped make India free!
