13 Things You May Not Know About M.K. Gandhi

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928110","data":" Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, <\/b>remembering and wishing our Father of the nation on his Birth Anniversary, <\/b>here are 13 things your probably didn't know about the man we fondly call Mahatma Gandhi.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928111","data":"58a07709def82"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928112","data":" 1. His nickname in school was Moniya.<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928113","data":"58a0773a87dbd"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928114","data":" 2. He was Time magazine's Man of the Year in 1930.<\/b>\n<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928115","data":"58a07792577f5"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928116","data":" <\/u>3. He was only 13 years old when he married a 14 year old Kasturba <\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928117","data":"58a077c0896d0"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928118","data":" 4. While studying in England, he learnt to dance and play the violin.\nBut he later gave it up for a simple lifestyle.<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928119","data":"58a0781318134"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928120","data":" <\/u>5. He spoke English with an Irish accent.\nBecause one of his first teachers was an Irishman.<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928121","data":"58a0783d77323"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928122","data":" 6. During his time in South Africa, he earned as much as USD 15,000 a year.\nWhich in today's valuation is Rs 9.25 lakh per annum.<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928123","data":"58a07897c49d8"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928124","data":" 7. He wrote his autobiography in Gujarati.\nIt was later translated to English by his assistant.<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928125","data":"58a078ea691f5"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928126","data":" 8. He was born on a Friday and died on a Friday.\nIndia also received Independence on a Friday.<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928127","data":"58a07921ac217"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928128","data":"58a079616e504"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928129","data":" 9. Gandhiji had very bad handwriting.\nAnd it bothered him a lot!<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928130","data":" 10. His birthday \u2013 October 2 \u2013 is recognized as the International Day of Non-Violence by the United Nations.<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928131","data":"58a079900c6bc"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928132","data":"11. He was nominated 5 times for the Nobel Peace Prize.\nIt is widely believed that he was going to receive it in 1948. But he was assassinated that January, and the Nobel Committee does not award posthumous prizes<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928133","data":"58a07a083ac63"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928134","data":" 12. He was in regular correspondence with Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy.<\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1538399928135","data":"58a07ae5db8be"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1538399928136","data":" 13. He carried a set of false teeth in his loin cloth. He would only take them out during meal times<\/b><\/p>"}]

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