Ko Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; Hindustani: [ˈmoːɦəndaːs ˈkərəmtʃənd ˈɡaːndɦi] (rongo); 2 Oketopa 1869 <unk> 30 Hanuere 1948) he kaiwhaiwhai Inia ko ia te kaiarahi o te nekehanga motuhake o Inia ki te kawanatanga koroni o Ingarangi. Ma te whakamahi i te kore tutu tangata, i arahi a Gandhi i Inia ki te rangatiratanga me te akiaki i nga nekehanga mo nga tika tangata me te herekore o te ao. Ko te honore Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "he-high-souled", "honore") i whakamahia tuatahi ki a ia i te tau 1914 i Awherika ki te Tonga, a kei te whakamahia inaianei puta noa i te ao. I Inia, i kiia ia ko Bapu, he kupu i mau ia (Gujred: endearment for father, papa), a ko Gandhi, e mohiotia ana ko te Matua o te iwi Hindu. I noho ia ki te whenua o India i raro i te ture a British.
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