Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist who lead India's non violent independence campaign against the British rule. Gandhi's central claim was that British rule in India should end. He structured his argument in such a way that he cites the Indian people's poverty, exploitation, political serfdom and spiritual degradation as reasons to support his claim. Gandhi's instincts were accurate. This order of ideas is effective because it allowed Gandhi to gain sympathy of the larger population of India to fight against the British rule.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi<span> </span><span> was the preeminent leader of the </span>Indian independence movement<span> in </span>British-ruled India<span>. Employing </span>nonviolent civil disobedience<span>, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The </span>honorificMahatma<span> (</span>Sanskrit: "high-souled", "venerable")—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa[<span>—is now used worldwide. In India, he is also called </span>Bapu<span> (</span>Gujarati: endearment for "father",<span> "papa"</span>[<span>) and </span>Gandhiji<span>. He is unofficially called the </span><span>Father of the Nation</span>
