Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi -- he wasn't known as the title Mahatma, which translates to "Great Soul," until 1914. He was a lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer.

Mahatma Gandhi's 74th death anniversary was observed on Jan. 30, 2022 at 11 a.m., at Mahatma Gandhi Statue in the National Heritage Park on McCormick Boulevard in Skokie, Illinois.

Mahatma Gandhi is led down a road by his grandson, Kanubhai Gandhi, during the former's iconic Salt Satyagraha protest against British colonial taxation in Mumbai, in 1930.

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at the Rajghat, a Mahatma Gandhi memorial, where G20 leaders will paying their respects, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.