--Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

(02 OCT 1869 - 30 JAN 1948)

Legendary Leader of Nonviolent Independence Movement, Lawyer, Writer and Ethicist. From average, shy, tongue-tied student and mediocre lawyer to leading campaigns for easing poverty, women's rights and self-rule, Time Magazine's Man of the Year, considered Father of the Nation in India, top 5 people of the 20th Century and one of the top 25 political icons of all-time