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MohandasKaramchandGandhiwasborninWesternIndiain1869.HewaseducatedinLondonandlatertravelledtoSouthAfrica,whereheexperiencedracismandtookuptherightsofIndians,institutinghisfirstcampaignofpassiveresistance.In1915hereturnedtoBritish-controlledIndia,bringingtoacountryinthethroesofindependencehiscommitmenttonon-violentchange,andhisbeliefalwaysinthepoweroftruth.UnderGandhi'slead,millionsofprotesterswouldengageinmasscampaignsofcivildisobedience,seekingchangethroughahimsa,ornon-violence.ForGandhi,thelongpathtowardsIndianindependencewouldleadtoimprisonmentandhardship,yetheneveronceforgottheprinciplesoftruthandnon-violencesodeartohim.Writteninthe1920s,Gandhi'sautobiographytellsofhisstrugglesandhisinspirations;apowerfulandenduringstatementofanextraordinarylife.