Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Pictured addressing a meeting during the Salt March - 10 April 1930 A major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known in India and across the world as Mahatma Gandhi Credit: TopFoto.co.uk