Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian Independence Movement against British colonial rule. Employing Non-Violent Civil Disobedience, Gandhi led India to Independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.Buddhist movementand campaigned against social discrimination towards the untouchables(Dalits), while also supporting the rights of women and labour. He was independent India’s first law and justice minister, the architect of the Constitution of India, and a founding father of the Republic of India. In India and elsewhere.