Write a 7 pages paper on the philosophy and life of mahatma gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in a seaside town known as Porbandar to Putlibai, the fourth wife of his father, Karamchand Gandhi. He was born into a caste that is privileged and thus accessed comprehensive education, though Deats and Jegen observe that “he did not do well in school” (2005, 17). His customarily arranged marriage in May 1883 to Katsurba Makhanji, also aged 13, bore them four sons. Despite obtaining admission to Samaldas College of the University of Bombay, Mahatma was not happy at the college, thus his quick acceptance to join the University College of London when the opportunity arose the same year, studying to become a barrister.

Mahatma sought to fit into the English society by learning French, polishing his accent, buying new suits, taking up violin and dance classes, and the likes. After three months, he found this a waste of money and time and opted to drop the effort (Kuhn, 2011). He then seriously focused on his studies, leading a simple lifestyle for the rest of his three-year stay in London. It is during this time that Gandhi also learned of his passion for vegetarianism. Whereas his Indian counterparts ate meat while in England, he remained a strict vegetarian as he had promised his mother (Martin, 2005). It was in his search for vegetarian food outlets that he found the London Vegetarian Society of which he later became a member. The intellectual membership of the society exposed Gandhi to authors like Leo Tolstoy and David Thoreau. Additionally, this society caused Gandhi to read the epic poem with Hindu sacred texts known as Bhagavad Gita. This provided the foundation for his subsequent beliefs. He passed the bar on June 10 1891 and was back in India. In his attempt to practice law. He realized that during the trial, he lacked self-confidence and knowledge of Indian law.&nbsp.