MAHATMA GANDHI

 

Mahatma Gandhi came to be considered the father of his country. Gandhi is internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest (satyagraha) to achieve political and social progress.

 

Satyagraha, (Sanskrit and Hindi: “holding onto truth”) concept introduced in the early 20th century by Mahatma Gandhi to designate a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil. A concept adopted and used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

(https://www.britannica.com/topic/satyagraha-philosophy)