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Five Remarkable Achievements of Gandhi

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , popularly known as Gandhi, is a tall figure and still remains in the consciousness of India. Stating the reason would be the same as saying the sky is blue.  Gandhi's contribution to the Indian Independence movement  is huge. He mobilized the whole nation and would go on to lead perhaps the most epic independent struggle in the whole world. India's independence from the British Raj is heroic and has almost become a symbol of resistance across the world. This is why Gandhi's name is etched into the consciousness of India and its citizens. Even though the credit for  India's independence  goes to many other  brave freedom fighters  such as  B.R. Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose , etc, it was Gandhi who ignited this fire. Gandhi, who had gone to South Africa to practice as a barrister, came back to India with a changed perspective. He had faced a lot of racism there and thus led a small movement against racism in t...