•Main goals of Gandhi for the return:
•Remove the untouchable
•Revitalize village industries (Note how his appearance changed)
•Improve education
•Foster harmony among Hindus and Muslims
•In India, arrested and jailed 5 times
•1933, represented India at the Round Table Conference convened to discuss
India’s independence
•1944, his wife passed away
•As independence grew near, violence broke out among Hindus and Muslims.
•Attempting to bring peace to them, on Jan 13, 1948, Gandhi began a fast for
harmony. It ended 5 days later when the violence ended.
•Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948.
•When Gandhi was assassinated, he uttered the word “Ram” (ราม, the most
supreme form of Hindu God).