Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was among India's most fervent nationalists, fighting for Indian independence from British rule. Gandhi started the non-violent method of protest, which was termed "Satyagraha". For his dedicated service to the Indian Independence movement, Gandhi is often called the "Father of the Nation." In 1893, Gandhi went to South Africa, then under British control, for legal work. Racial discrimination was freely practiced and in an incident that would change his life, Gandhi was forcefully …showed first 75 words of 636 total…

…showed last 75 words of 636 total…to celebrate when independence was granted from Britain. During his life, Gandhi's leadership and charisma earned him both fear and admiration from the British. From native Indians, he received adoration. His ideas about nonviolence and the evils of colonialism not only helped push the British out of India, they influenced the entire world. Not long after India won its independence in 1947, European colonialists began to liberate countries they had long exploited all over the world.