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"One with greatest thoughts" (Hindi). "Mahan" = "great" and "Mann" = "thought/heart" Madan Mohan Malaviya: Mahatma /Bapuji Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [19] Sanskrit for 'great soul'. In popular usage ever since Rabindranath Tagore used it to refer to him. [20] Mahatma Gandhi: Mahatma: Jotirao Govindrao Phule [21] [22] "Great Soul" (Sanskrit).
Gandhi's life and teachings inspired many who specifically referred to Gandhi as their mentor or who dedicated their lives to spreading his ideas. In Europe, Romain Rolland was the first to discuss Gandhi in his 1924 book Mahatma Gandhi, and Brazilian anarchist and feminist Maria Lacerda de Moura wrote about
Honorary title Meaning Statesman Photos Azad "Free" () Figuratively = "The Freed Soul" Chandra Shekhar Tiwari [1] [2] • Babasaheb • Mooknayak "The Respected Father" ().
The term is commonly used for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is often referred to simply as "Mahatma Gandhi". Albeit less frequently, this epithet has also been used with regard to such people as Basava [ 1 ] (1131–1167), Swami Shraddhanand (1856–1926), Lalon Shah (1772–1890), Ayyankali (1863–1941), and Jyotirao Phule (1827–1890).
Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru and wife of Feroze Gandhi; former Prime Minister of India (1966–1977; 1980–1984) Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), son of Feroze & Indira Gandhi; former Prime Minister of India (1984–1989) Sonia Gandhi (born 1946), widow of Rajiv Gandhi; leader of the INC party (1998–2017, 2019–present)
Full name: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi. Priyadarshini (Sanskrit: dear to the sight), was also her middle name [6] [7] Mother India, a biographical book written on her by Pranay Gupte. [8] Iron Lady, Henry Kissinger described her as an "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her tough personality since her lifetime. [9] [10] [11]
The Gandhi family is the family of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi; Mahatma meaning "high souled" or "venerable" in Sanskrit; [1] the particular term 'Mahatma' was accorded Mohandas Gandhi for the first time while he was still in South Africa, and not commonly heard as titular for any other civil figure even of similarly ...
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) is widely regarded as the main icon of the Indian independence movement. Gandhi or Ghandhi may also refer to: Gandhi (surname) , a surname, and list of people with the name