How Did Gandhi Fight For Others?

Have you ever fought for others? Well, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi did it for others. He spent almost half of his life to fight for Indian independence from British rule, and he stood up for Indian poor citizens. Today, Gandhi became the international symbol of peace and human right.
Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India on October 2, 1869. He came from the upper class of the family since his father named Karamchand Gandhi was a leader of the community. The arranged marriage was a common way where he grew up; therefore, his parents arranged the marriage for him at the age of 13.
Yong Gandhi was a shy, ordinary student who was interested in becoming a doctor. However, his father was hoping him to be a government minister, so his family

Three years later, he returned to India but his practice wasn’t successful. Then, he moved to South Africa to work out of the South African law office. When he arrived, he quickly horrified by the discrimination faced by the Indian immigrants.
Once he got back to India, he promotes freedom against the British empire. As he fights for Indian independence, Gandhi organized many non-violent campaigns. During this campaigns, the large group of Indian would act such as sitting on the street, refuse to work, and such. All of them may look small but when a huge number of people do it at the same time, it can have a big impact on society.
Because of this protest, Gandhi was put in prison several times. He would often not eat while he was in a prison. The power of the protest got bigger year by year, and British government got scared what would happen if British let them die. So the government eventually release him from the prison.
Gandhi’s most successful protest is called “Salt March” on 1930. When British government put a heavy tax on salt, he decided to walk 241 miles to the sea in Dandi to make his salt. A massive number of people followed after him, and approximately, 60,000 Indians were put in jail for breaking the Salt