(Indian political and spiritual leader and activist, 1869–1948). The successful application of Gandhi’s theory of Satyagraha (strictly non-violent resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience) led India to independence from British colonial rule. Major influences on Gandhi’s thought included the Bhagavad Gita, The Sermon on the Mount, Tolstoy, Ruskin, Emerson and Thoreau.
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