Today, the Google logo has replaced its “G” with a drawing of activist Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate what would be his 140th birthday.
Gandhi, born on Oct. 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India, is known as the influential leader of non-violent, civil disobedience campaigns to help India achieve independence from British rule. His peaceful tactics, which included fasting, boycotts, and collecting salt from the sea, eventually enabled India to gain independence from Britain in 1947. Earlier in his life, Gandhi worked at an Indian law firm, and campaigned to bring equality to the “untouchables” class in India.
A year after India was granted independence, Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist as he was entering a prayer meeting. More...
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