Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, celebrated annually on October 2nd, marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. This day is a national holiday in India. That means schools, colleges, offices are closed.
This day is dedicated to honor the life and thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi. The United Nations has also recognized the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi. That is why October 2 is also celebrated as International Non-Violence Day.
In such a situation, let us take a look at his educational qualifications.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. He received his early education in his hometown of Porbandar. Gandhi was an average student and was not much involved in sports.
However, many reports claim that he was good at English, good at arithmetic and weak at geography. He had very good manners and was a person who mostly kept to himself.
Average in studies and poor handwriting
After Porbandar, Gandhi went to Rajkot due to his father’s new job. After this, at the age of 11, he got admitted to Alfred High School.
This college was for boys. Here he emerged as a good student, excelling in many subjects including English. However, his handwriting was not very good and did not improve even after much effort.
When he left his family to study, he was ostracized by the community.
She got married at age 13, which forced her to miss a year in high school. At the same time, after completing high school education, he was admitted to Samaldas Arts College. He later left college and went back to his family in Porbandar.
After some time, he decided to study law. His decision to leave his family was criticized and he was ostracized from the community. Despite this he went to University College London (UCL) in 1888 and completed a law degree in three years.
Later interest in football increased
It is said that Gandhi’s interest in football increased later. After this, he went on to establish three football clubs in South Africa, located in Durban, Pretoria, and Johannesburg. After South Africa he returned to India. At that time, India was under British rule. After this, Mahatma Gandhi also started working for the independence of the country.
Gandhi was arrested 13 times during the freedom movement.
During the freedom movement, Gandhi was arrested 13 times and undertook 17 major fasts, remaining without food for a total of 114 consecutive days. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose addressed Gandhi as the Father of the Nation for the first time. Mahatma Gandhi was never awarded the Nobel Prize, though he was nominated for it five times—in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, and 1948.