Mahatma Gandhi

Aims and Learning Outcomes

Aims

• To examine why Gandhi became a political campaigner and religious leader
• To explain why Indian Independence was such a long and hard struggle
• To examine the effects of Gandhi’s policies

Learning Outcomes

These notes should help students to improve and develop their knowledge and understanding of such issues as:

• The nature of British rule
• The nature of opposition to British rule
• The divisions within Indian society between Muslims and Hindus