Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

Mahatma Gandhi studied law at the University of London, where he earned a degree in law in 1891.

Mahatma Gandhi's wife was Kasturba Gandhi. They were married in 1883 and had four children together.

Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1915, after spending 21 years there.

Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent civil disobedience movement was called Satyagraha, which means 'truth force' in Sanskrit.

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, before the Partition of India in 1947.

Mahatma Gandhi served as the President of the Indian National Congress on several occasions, including during the Quit India Movement in 1942.

Satyagraha was based on the principles of nonviolence, truthfulness, and civil disobedience, not cooperation with the British.

Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography is titled 'My Experiments with Truth', which was originally written in Gujarati and later translated into English.

Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times, but he never received it. He was assassinated in 1948, before the Nobel Committee could award him the prize.

Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad in 1915, which served as a center for his political and social activities.

The Quit India Movement focused on demanding complete independence from British rule, not on establishing a socialist economy.

Mahatma Gandhi undertook his last major fast in 1948, known as the 'Fast unto Death', to protest against communal violence in India.

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, at Birla House in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist.