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MAHATMA GANDHI AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN INDIA
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi is also known as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a renowned
political leader in India through his rapid success as a lawyer. He was born in the family of
Hindu Modh Baniya in 1869 in Porbandar which was the Kathiawar Agency. Mahatma’s father
was the chief minister of Porbandar Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi state. Putlibai, his mother,
was the fourth wife and was extremely religious. However, Mahatma grew as a rebellious streak
going against many family norms. He primarily acted as a leader of the independence movement
in India and led the Indians to their independence from the British Rule. Mahatma inspired
various freedom and civil right movement across the world in many countries. This triggered
confidence in such nations and gave him the limelight to revamp his political career. Through his
use of nonviolent civil disobedience means to lead the Indians into a protest in their Dandi Salt
March, he remained the most celebrated political leader of all time. The protest was majorly
organized to demonstrate their anger against the high taxes that were imposed by the British on
Indians. Although he was born from a religious family, Mahatma never bothered the Christian
doctrines embraced but instead implored sound political qualities to shape India ( Trmal,
Bustamam, and Mohamed, 2015, 142). The strong moral values, religious tolerance and
simplicity which were imposed to him by his parents boosted his efforts in fighting for the rights
of Indians against the British colonial.
During his childhood age, Mahatma went to England to pursue in law study and later
worked in South Africa. In South Africa, he saw rampant acts of discrimination and racism
which much angered him. For about two decades in South Africa and experiencing racism and
massive bigotry, Mahatma developed an exemplary sense of social justice, where he led
numerous social campaigns. When he returned to India after the two-decade stay in South Africa

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and learning many leadership qualities, he became of the active Indian Independence Movement
leaders, thus leading his country to independence. Apart from being engaged in a political
movement, Mahatma became a social activist who majorly campaigned for reduction of poverty,
right of women, and religious tolerance.
Similarly, Mahatma advocated for a co-operation and relationship with the British Rule
such as boycotting their goods in favour of the ones which were made in India. He also ensured
that all the British educational institutions were boycotted as well as their jobs. Most Indians
resigned from the British government employments. Mahatma's strength-based leadership
concept was triggered when the British government, in 1920, appointed a constitutional reform
commission which was adversely inclusive. Gandhi was much infuriated and pushed for a