India has given us leaders and saintly persons like Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Mahavira, Nanak, Kabir, Dayanand Saraswati, Vivekananda, Vinoba Bhave and Gandhi. The last named has been an illustrious son of India. He dedicated his life to the service of the country. Gandhi can be bracketed with Christ, Buddha and Nanak who changed the course of human history by their life and teachings.
Like Socrates, Gandhi had a great passion for truth. He believed that in the final truth always triumphs. No matter what he wanted the people to always speak the truth. His autobiography. My Experiments with Truth, shows he became a lifelong devotee of truth.
He was born on October 2, 1869 at Porbunder is Gujarat. Some people loved him like a father and lovingly called him Bapu. Later, people started calling him Father of the Nation. He believed in simple living and high thinking. His humility was
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