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Heroes of Baldness, Number One:
Gandhi
 Mohandas
K. Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India
to Karamchand and Putlibai Gandhi. He was the youngest of three
sons.
His fight for Indian rights against the oppression of the British
began in South Africa, where he lived for nearly 20 years. On
returning to his homeland, he continued his peaceful but determined
struggle against British rule.
Gandhi’s guiding principle was Satyagraha, which
can be translated as Truth-force. At the core of his work was
ahimsa, or non-violence. His goal for the people of India
was swaraj, or "self-rule." This twofold concept
applied to both the individual Indian as well as India as a
nation. To this end, Gandhi encouraged Indians to hand-spin
yarn and to hand-weave cloth, believing these to be crucial
steps to swadeshi, or self-sufficiency, for India.
On January 30, 1948, while on his way to a prayer meeting, at
which more then 500 people awaited him, Gandhi was assassinated
by Nathrum Godse.
To this day, Gandhi is known as Mahatama, or Great Soul, and
is regarded as the Father of the Nation of India.
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