Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Gándhí, Mahátma, 1869-1948
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- M. K. Gandhi
- Mohandas K Gandhi
- M K Gandhi
- Mohandas Gandhi
- Gandhi
- Mohandas K. Gandhi
- Gandhiji
- Bapuji
- Father of the Nation
- Bapu
- Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- MK Gandhi
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
22nd October 1869 - 30th January 1948
History
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
Places
Porbandar (birthplace), India
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Politicians, Nationalists, Lawyers
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
Gandhi, Kasturba, 1869-1944 (wife)
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
MT AF-P000035
Maintained by
Institution identifier
MT NAM
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Date of creation: 28/10/2024
Language(s)
Script(s)
Maintenance notes
Creator of Authority Record: Sabrina Calleja Jackson