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The teacher enters into the classroom and shows the
students a picture.

Teacher : Students, look at this picture. Who is
he?

Saksham : He is Mahatma Gandhi.

Teacher : Who was Mahatma Gandhi?

Anup : He was a great freedom fighter . He

helped Indians to get freedom from the

English men.

Teacher : Good! Now tell me, what is his complete name?

Priya : His name is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

Teacher : Do you know when and where he was born?

Anup : He was born on 2nd October, 1869 at Porbandar in India.

Teacher : Anshika, where is Porbandar in India?

Anshika : Madam, Porbandar is in Gujarat.

Teacher : How do you know?
spiritual : concerned with sacred matter
Anshika : Our S.St. teacher taught us honoured : respected
liberate : make free
about it.

Teacher : Mahatma Gandhi became one of the most respected spiritual

and political leaders of India. Gandhiji helped to liberate the

Indian people from British rule through non-violent methods.

Teacher : By which name was Gandhiji honoured by the Indians after

independence?

Meghna : He was honoured by Indians as the ‘Father of the Nation’. They

also called Gandhiji ‘Mahatma’ which means a great soul.

Teacher : Very good! At the age of 13, Gandhiji got married. What was the

name of his wife?

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