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__Mahatma Gandhi !__
General: Born 2 October 1869 in British India, 2 October is national holiday all over India. Gandhi died from a gun wound on the 30th January 1948 on his morning walk. Mahatma Gandhi is often remembered for his non-violent methods against the British Mahatma Gandhi was born into a Hindu family. He was raised as a vegetarian and married 13 year old with Kasturba, which he eventually had five children. 

In 1888, Gandhi left his family and travelled to England to study law. Here he found a vegetarian restaurant where he came in contact with Madame Blavatsky, which he said showed him the depth of India's own religious tradition.

Awards: Gandhi never received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, Egil Aarvik, during the award ceremony for the Dalai Lama said that it was a honour to Mahatma Gandhi's memory. Gandhi in 2002 and was posthumously awarded the South African Order of OR Tambo.

