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Bringing in about 80 residents, Gandhi experimented with a communal lifestyle he witnessed at a Trappist monastery. Afterward, Gandhi purchased a farm near Johannesburg and named it Tolstoy Farm. But he was most influenced by Tolstoy’s “The Kingdom of God is Within You,” which urged his search for religious truth in Hinduism. Gandhi read Tolstoy’s works during his jail time in 1909. Gandhi’s first letter explained the religious duties and state laws experienced by Indians living in the South African province of Transvaal, and he asked Tolstoy to express his views on morality. The author and the activist both came from backgrounds leaning toward aristocracy and they both advocated for social equality.

Gandhi and Russian author, Leo Tolstoy, wrote letters to each other.

From that point onward, Gandhi decided to oppose the unjust treatment of Indians. Despite having a first-class ticket, he was thrown off a train. Gandhi specifically recounts being removed from a first-class railway compartment as his earliest experience in South Africa. In 1893, he was in Natal under a one-year contract, where he was subjected to racism by white South Africans.

Gandhi’s activism began in South Africa.

Satyagraha, meaning “holding on to truth,” or the “truth force” was what Gandhi developed as a form of passive, civil resistance. Gandhi believed that the highest degree of consciousness was sacrifice. 2, is commemorated as the International Day of Non-Violence. 10 Interesting Facts About Mahatma Gandhi Here are 10 interesting facts about Mahatma Gandhi.

Known for dressing in only a loincloth and a shawl, Gandhi became a leading figure in gaining India’s independence from Great Britain.

Revered as a Mahatma, or “great soul,” by the poet Tagore, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an activist who changed India forever.