Mohandas .K. Gandhi well known as "Mahatma"(great souled) was the great founder of the Principle of Non-Violence as a political way of life. Gandhi was born on the 2nd October 1869 at Porbandar. He was born into both a political and religious family, in that his father at that time was the prime minister of the city and frequented the temple often when he was not at his political works. His mother on the other …showed first 75 words of 2639 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2639 total…not destroy it. "Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man." REFERENCES: Dalton Dennis (2000). Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action. Columbia University Press: New York Gandhi, M. K. (1999). The Story of my Life. Navajivan Publishing: Bombay Hardiman, David (2003). Gandhi in his Time and Ours. Hurst & Company: London Juergensmeyer Mark (2002). Gandhi's Way. University of California Press: California