The non-violent Revolutionist

As the first rays of sun-light would go visible on the 2nd of October 2009, the Mahatma would get older by a year and become 140 years old. Many would be wondering the mystery behind the reference of the sun-rays instead of the midnight, but, as Gandhi was a traditionalist Indian, and according to Indian mythology, the new day begins as the first rays of sun-light go visible. Mahatma Gandhi, born on the October 2nd of 1869 to the prime minister of the princely state of Porbandar, Karamchand and Putlibai Gandhi, did always spend his life around the Jain traditions and cent percent vegetarian diet. At a very early age of 14, in 1883, he got married to Kasturbai Makhanji. Gandhi and his bride gave birth to their first child, when Gandhi was just 15. Unfortunately, the child dead within a few days itself, nevertheless the couple had more children in Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas and Devdas. Gandhi secured his matriculation from a college in Bhavnagar as an average student. When he was 18, he travelled to London to train as a barrister at the University College London. Gandhi travelled back to India in June 1891 after he got the news of his mother’s demise. He in a sense became an integral part of a couple of British societies which supported the vegetarian d...