By: Manasi Kamble | January 30, 2025
His title: The Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore gave Gandhi the title of "Mahatma", which means "great soul".
Shyness: Gandhi was a shy child who sometimes ran away from school to avoid people.
His fear of public speaking: Gandhi was so afraid of public speaking that he would sometimes panic and be unable to speak.
His burial procession: Gandhi's burial procession was 8 kilometers long, which showed how much people loved him.
His football teams: Gandhi founded two football teams in South Africa called the Passive Resisters.
His clothing: Gandhi wore a white loin cloth and shawl as part of his campaign to encourage Indians to wear khadi, a hand-spun fabric.
His Civil Rights campaign: Gandhi led a Civil Rights campaign in 12 countries and 4 continents.