Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. (wiki)
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites | Gandhi was imprisoned at Constitution Hill | |
| Santiniketan | Gandhi visited Tagore's school and university in Santiniketan on four occasions | |
| Vatican City | Gandhi toured the Vatican museums on his return from a conference in London in 1931. "The Mahatma’s greatest regret was that Pope Pius XI refused his request to meet with him. " (see link) | |
| Westminster | Gandhi addressed Members of Parliament in a House of Commons committee room in 1906, petitioning the United Kingdom to abolish the Asiatic Registration Act. |
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