2632450 Mahatma Gandhi with poet Rabindranath Tagore, February 1940 (b/w photo); 1940 cm; (add.info.: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: 'high-souled', 'venerable') applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa, is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for 'father', 'papa') in India.); Dinodia; out of copyright.