Mahatma Gandhi Birth Chart Analysis

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), affectionately known as Mahatma (Great Soul), was the preeminent leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement against British rule.

Born in Porbandar, Gujarat, to a Bania family, he trained as a lawyer in London, developed Satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) in South Africa, and led India to freedom in 1947. His philosophy of Ahimsa (nonviolence) and self-reliance inspired global civil rights movements, though his life ended by an assassin’s bullet in 1948.

Yearwise Biography

• 1869: Born on October 2 in Porbandar, Gujarat, to Karamchand Gandhi (diwan) and Putlibai, the youngest of four children in a devout Vaishnava family.
  
  
• 1876: At age 7, began schooling in Porbandar, later moved to Rajkot for formal education.
  
  
• 1883: Married Kasturba Makhanji at 13 in an arranged marriage; they had four sons: Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas.
  
  
• 1888: Left for London on September 4 to study law at University College London, joined Inner Temple; adopted vegetarianism and studied religions.
  
  
• 1891: Returned to India as a barrister on June 12; struggled to establish a legal practice in Bombay and Rajkot.
  
  
• 1893: Moved to South Africa on May 1 to work for an Indian firm, faced racial discrimination, began advocating for Indian rights.
  
  
• 1894: Founded the Natal Indian Congress in May to fight discrimination; stayed in South Africa for 21 years.
  
  
• 1906: Launched his first Satyagraha campaign on September 11 against the Transvaal Asiatic Registration Act, introducing nonviolent resistance.
  
  
• 1913: Led the Great March to protest anti-Indian laws, arrested but gained global attention; negotiated with General Smuts.
  
  
• 1915: Returned to India on January 9, joined the Indian National Congress, established Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.
  
  
• 1917: Organized Champaran Satyagraha in Bihar (April–June) to support indigo farmers, first major success in India.
  
  
• 1919: Led the Kheda Satyagraha for farmers’ tax relief; opposed the Rowlatt Act, launched nationwide hartal on April 6; Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on April 13.
  
  
• 1920: Launched the Non-Cooperation Movement on August 1, urging boycott of British goods and institutions.
  
  
• 1922: Called off Non-Cooperation after Chauri Chaura violence (February 5); arrested on March 10, sentenced to 6 years (released 1924).
  
  
• 1930: Led the Dandi Salt March (March 12–April 6) to protest the salt tax, a pivotal civil disobedience act.
  
  
• 1931: Signed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact on March 5, suspending civil disobedience; attended the Round Table Conference in London.
  
  
• 1933: Launched individual Satyagraha; founded Harijan Sevak Sangh to uplift untouchables, whom he called Harijans.
  
  
• 1942: Launched the Quit India Movement on August 8, demanding immediate independence; arrested on August 9, imprisoned until 1944.
  
  
• 1947: India gained independence on August 15; opposed partition but worked for Hindu-Muslim unity amid violence.
  
  
• 1948: Assassinated by Nathuram Godse on January 30 at Birla House, Delhi, at age 78, while on his way to a prayer meeting; cremated on the Yamuna’s banks.

Family

• Parents: Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai.
• Wife: Kasturba Gandhi.
• Children: Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas.

Health

• Generally resilient despite frequent fasts; suffered malaria, appendicitis; died from gunshot wounds.

Wealth

• Lived simply, rejecting material wealth; supported by donations to his causes.

Honors

• Titled Mahatma by Rabindranath Tagore; Time magazine’s Person of the Year (1930); global memorials like Raj Ghat.