Early life and education: Mahatma Gandhi (early name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) was born at Porbandar in Western India, on October 2, 1869. Mahatma Gandhi is a role model not only among Indians, but he is among the most admired global personalities of all time. In his autobiography, Gandhiji has given a true record of his early life. His father was the Diwan of Porbandar and of Rajkot. He had all the opportunities of receiving the best education in India. The other distinctive feature of the Civil Disobedience movement was greater participation of women for the first time in a mass struggle. On this count the civil disobedience movement was an important advance. On the other side however the participation of the Muslims actually declines.However, after not a very successful school career he decided to go to England. In those days, qualifying for the bar was considered the paradise of the wealthy.