He spent over two decades in South Africa over the period of which he developed a strong sense of social justice, and led several social campaigns. There he witnessed rampant acts of racism and discrimination which angered him greatly. As a young man he went to England to study law and later started working in South Africa. Born into a religious family in British India, he was raised by parents who emphasized on religious tolerance, simplicity and strong moral values. Best remembered for his employment of nonviolent means of civil disobedience, he led Indians in the Dandi Salt March to protest against the British-imposed salt tax and launched the Quit India Movement, a mass protest demanding "an orderly British withdrawal" from India. Better known as Mahatma Gandhi, he not only led India to independence from British rule but also inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world in several other countries. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer who became the primary leader of India's independence movement.
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