Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa, he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the later part of his life working to make India an independent nation. Calling for non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world. Gandhi is recognized internationally as a symbol of hope, peace, and freedom.
聖雄甘地於 1869 年在印度誕生,當時印度仍是英國的殖民地。雖然他在倫敦攻讀法律,早年也曾在南非生活,但他一心想為故土奉獻,後半人生都在為印度獨立而奮鬥。甘地倡導非暴力不合作運動,最後促成印度獨立,也啟發了世界各地的民權運動。甘地受到國際推崇為希望、和平和自由的代表。