5 UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT MAHATMA GANDHI

1)          Gandhi was a walking king .He used to walk every now and then .He took walking as his daily work .Since childhood he used to walk a long distance .He took walking to be a way to save his money .During  Dandi march in 1930 he walked 241 miles at the age  of 60.

2)         Gandhi’s  super weapon non violence was not of his own creation .It was of Leo Tolstoy ,the Russian Writer .He was much influenced by this Russian writer and used to converse with him regularly .Tolstoy’s book “War And Peace “ left an indelible mark on him and he did bring the things learned into practice .

3)         When Gandhi lived in South Africa he was working as a lawyer there. He was extremely successful in that even .He used to earn 15000 dollars per year i.e. almost 9 lakh rupees   which is still a matter of dream to many of us.

4)         Friday has a big importance in Gandhi’s life .On Friday he was born .On Friday he was assassinated and on Friday India got independence.

5)         Despite his supreme authority Gandhi never travelled by an airplane .He preferred simple life .He used things without what a soul cannot continue. He taught us the real meaning of simplicity