Mahatma Gandhi
Lawyer, Newspaper editor, Political activist, & Writer
Listed height about 165 cm · 5'5"
You
Choose another person
Select a person from the search suggestions.
Choose a name from the search results.
Height only
You
Mahatma Gandhi
Choose your comparison height.
You: —Mahatma Gandhi: 165 cm
About Mahatma Gandhi
- Date of birth
- October 2, 1869
Also known as
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Mohandas Gandhi
- M. K. Gandhi
Occupations
- Lawyer
- Newspaper editor
- Political activist
- Writer
Known for
- TIME’s Man of the Year for 1930 · Editorial selection · From 1930
- Presided over the Indian National Congress session at Belgaum · December 1924
- Founder of the Natal Indian Congress · From 1894
- Gujarati translation of the Bhagavad Gita (Anasakti Yoga) · Translator
- Indian Opinion, Young India, Navajivan and Harijan · Journalism and public advocacy
- Satyagraha and nonviolent resistance in the Indian independence movement
Books
- An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth · Originally written in Gujarati; English translation by Mahadev Desai
- Ashram Observances in Action
- Constructive Programme: Its Meaning and Place
- From Yeravda Mandir
- Indian Home Rule (Hind Swaraj)
- Key to Health
Show all 7 booksShow fewer books
- Satyagraha in South Africa · English translation from Gujarati by Valji Govindji Desai
Awards and nominations
- Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo, Gold — Recipient · Posthumous · December 10, 2002
- Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal — Recipient · Awarded for ambulance services in 1915; surrendered in 1920 · 1915
- Nobel Peace Prize — Nominated · Nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and 1948
- Queen’s South Africa Medal — Recipient · Boer War ambulance service; surrendered in 1920
- Zulu War Medal (1906 campaign) — Recipient · Ambulance service in the 1906 campaign; surrendered in 1920
Notable events
- Assassinated in New Delhi · January 30, 1948
- Peace efforts and fasts against communal violence in Noakhali, Calcutta and Delhi · 1946–1948
- Quit India movement · August 8, 1942
- Salt March from Sabarmati to Dandi · March 12, 1930–April 6, 1930
- Non-Cooperation Movement · 1920–1922
- Kheda Satyagraha · 1918
Show all 7 notable eventsShow fewer notable events
- Champaran Satyagraha for indigo peasants · 1917
StandNextTo height research
How tall is Mahatma Gandhi?
Mahatma Gandhi has a reported height of approximately 165 cm (5'5").
