Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as Mahatma, was the primary leader of India's independence movement against British rule. He pioneered the philosophy of 'Satyagraha'—resistance to tyranny through mass non-violent civil disobedience. One of his most iconic acts was the Dandi Salt March in 1930. To protest the British salt monopoly, Gandhi and his followers walked 240 miles to the Arabian Sea to produce their own salt from evaporated seawater. This act of defiance resulted in the arrest of over 60,000 people but successfully drew global attention to the Indian independence struggle. Gandhi’s commitment to simple living, religious pluralism, and non-violence inspired civil rights movements worldwide, including those led by Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. His life was a testament to the idea that moral force can overcome military and political might.