![]() ![]() He joined vegetarian clubs and very soon became a champion of vegetarianism. His friends tried to compel him to eat meat but he abstained, adhering very rigidly to a vegetarian diet. Although he adopted English dress and took dancing and violin lessons, he was nevertheless quite unsuccessful in conforming to the British mode of life. He lived in London, where he found the life strange and difficult to adjust to. In 1887, Mohandas completed his matriculation and left for England to study law. Karamchand Gandhi died in the year 1885, leaving little property for his family. Kasturbai, his illiterate wife, was simple, persevering, bold and independent. In compliance with the prevailing custom of child marriage, Mohandas married at the age of thirteen. But he was admirably punctual and obedient, and participated actively in school games. ![]() His mother was a devout and religious woman who attended temple services daily and never ate before she prayed.Īt school in Porbander, Gandhiji was very shy and lacked the confidence and poise necessary to talk to strangers. His birthplace was Porbander, a small seaside town in the Kathiawar peninsula of western India. ![]() MOHANDAS Karamchand Gandhi, the youngest son of Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai, was born on October 2, 1869. ![]()
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