Few figures in history are as famous as Mahatma Gandhi (October 2, 1869–January 30, 1948). His face is on Indian currency. Nearly every Indian city has an MG Road, and statues of him stand in town squares across the country. His ideas are a fixture of school textbooks and political speeches. Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, he is remembered every year on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, when the nation celebrates his birth anniversary.
