The United Nations General Assembly declared October 2 as International Day of Non-Violence in 2007. There couldn’t be a better way to honor someone who fought and won almost all his wars with non-violent civil disobedience movements. Yes, October 2 is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
There are probably very few people in the world who haven’t heard about Mahatma Gandhi. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2, 1869, he was assassinated on 30th January 1948, a few months after he helped India win its independence.
While most of us already know about his non-violent freedom movement, there are many lesser-known facts you will be surprised to know about him. Here are ten facts that you probably did not know about Mahatma Gandhi.
#1 – Gandhi Was Shy
He may be remembered as a courageous and outspoken leader of the Indian freedom movement. However, as a boy, he was quite shy and introverted. In fact, he used to run away from his school because he felt too shy to talk to others. He disliked public speaking and being photographed. In 1931, he made his first radio broadcast in the United States and the first thing that he said was “Do I have to speak into this thing?”