Mohandas Gandhi / Ho Chi Minh

MAHATMA GANDHI• Born in 1869 to a wealthy Hindufamily (2 nd caste)• Received law education in London• While in London, spent spare timestudying spiritual writings– Hindu– Bible– Leo Tolstoy– Henry David Thoreau• Concept of civil disobedience• Moved to South Africa aftergraduation– Developed strategy to help Indiancontract workers• Returned to India in 1916– Welcomed as a hero– Invited to join Congress Party