![]() It was during his time in South Africa that Gandhi was faced with discrimination and segregation and became actively involved in the struggle for Indian rights. However, Gandhi struggled to establish himself as a lawyer upon his return to India and eventually decided to move to South Africa to work for an Indian-owned trading company. During his time in London, he was exposed to the ideas of civil rights and religious toleration and was influenced by the writings of Henry David Thoreau and Leo Tolstoy. In 1888, Gandhi traveled to London to study law at University College London. Growing up, Gandhi was a mediocre student but was deeply influenced by the teachings of Hinduism and the stories of religious figures. ![]() Gandhi’s father, Karamchand Gandhi, was the chief minister of Porbandar and his mother, Putlibai, was a devout Hindu. He came from a Hindu Modh Baniya family and was the youngest of four siblings. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, a coastal town in present-day Gujarat, India. ![]()
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