How Gandhi Became an Activist. On June 7th, 1893, a young Indian lawyer was thrown off a train in South Africa for sitting in the “Whites Only” first-class compartment, even though he held a ...

Mahatma Gandhi's experiences in South Africa between 1893 and 1914 were crucial in shaping his political ideology, particularly his philosophy of Satyagraha.Faced with racial discrimination and ...

Some of the ashes of revered Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi were scattered in the ocean off the South African coast Saturday, highlighting the political ties between the two countries.