1. 1. MAHATMA GANDHI (1869-1948)Political and Spiritual LeaderBy Elizabeth Dianderas
2. 2. History/backgroud Born in Porbandar, a town in Gujarat, West India on October 2nd1869, in a Hindu family. At the age of 13 he was married to Kasturba Makhanji, a girl alsoaged 13. In 1888, he travelled to England to study law. In 1893, he went to South Africa for work, and stayed for 21 years.
3. 3. Civil rights movement in South Africa. Satyagraha ('devotion to truth'),resistance to tyranny through massnonviolent civil disobedience. In 1915, Gandhi returned to India. In 1947, Independence of India wasachieved.
4. 4. Challences & Obstacles
5. 5. Leaders inspired by Gandhi Martin Luther KingJames LawsonNelson Mandela
6. 6. Effect on the economy Economic principleof self-suficiency Consumption ofIndian products overimports.
7. 7. Leadership strategies Faith-in self Persistence andresistance Focus on thepresent
8. 8. ReferencesGokhale, Balkrishna Govind (1972). "Gandhi and History". History and Theory 11 (2):21425. doi:10.2307/2504587. JSTOR 2504587Gupta, A (2008). Gandhi and exemplar leader. Practical Management. Retrieved fromhttp://www.practical-management.com/leadership-development/gandhi-an-exemplary-leader.htmlLal, V (2012) Manas: History and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi. University of California, LosAngeles. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Gandhi/gandhi.html"Mahatma Gandhi" (2012). HistoryLearningSite.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved fromhttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/mahatma_gandhi.htm
9. 9. ReferencesGokhale, Balkrishna Govind (1972). "Gandhi and History". History and Theory 11 (2):21425. doi:10.2307/2504587. JSTOR 2504587Gupta, A (2008). Gandhi and exemplar leader. Practical Management. Retrieved fromhttp://www.practical-management.com/leadership-development/gandhi-an-exemplary-leader.htmlLal, V (2012) Manas: History and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi. University of California, LosAngeles. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Gandhi/gandhi.html"Mahatma Gandhi" (2012). HistoryLearningSite.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved fromhttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/mahatma_gandhi.htm