TITLE: MAHATMA GANDHI
NATIONAL LEVEL ALL INDIA 2 nd PRIZE WINNING ESSAY TITLE: MAHATMA GANDHI By MD OSIM AQUATAR,ODISHA At Rajghat, on the banks of the Holy River Yamuna in New Delhi, there stands a memorial which held sacred by people all over the world .It was here that, one cold evening in January 1948,the body of the greatest man of our country was cremated. He was Mahatma Gandhi, the great apostle of truth and non-violence, under whose inspiring leadership India fought for and won her freedom after centuries of bondage and slavery. The parental name of Mahatma was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born at Porbandar in Kathiawad (Gujrat) on October 2, 1869 as the youngest child of his parents .His father Karamchand was the Dewan and later the Chief minister of the state.After completing his school education Mohan Das went to London where he did his bar-at-law (barrister).He was called to the bar in 1889.Soon after h