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Mohandas Karamchand '''Gandhi''' (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, pronounced [moːɦənˈdaːs kəɾəmˈtʂənd ˈɡaːndʱiː] (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent [[political]] and [[spiritual]] leader of India during the Indian independence [[movement]]. He was the pioneer of '''satyagraha'''—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon '''ahimsa''' or total non-violence—which led India to independence and has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi (Sanskrit: महात्मा mahātmā or 'Great Soul', an honorific first applied to him by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]),[1] and in India also as Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ bāpu or 'Father'). He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence.

Mohandas Karamchand '''Gandhi''' (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, pronounced [moːɦənˈdaːs kəɾəmˈtʂənd ˈɡaːndʱiː] (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent [[political]] and [[spiritual]] leader of India during the Indian independence [[movement]]. He was the pioneer of '''satyagraha'''—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon '''ahimsa''' or total non-violence—which led India to independence and has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi (Sanskrit: महात्मा mahātmā or 'Great Soul', an honorific first applied to him by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]),[1] and in India also as Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ bāpu or 'Father'). He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence.