Represents:

India

Biography:

 

     Hello my fellow brothers and sisters! I am Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, simple civil rights worker from the new state of . I am the infamous pacifist who helped to topple the unfair reign of in my oppressed homeland without encouraging any act that would physically harm another living being. As my acts to liberate as shown, I have a strong aversion to violence in any form, even the apparently “just” fighting in World War II. I constantly worked for peace, simplicity, unity, and equality among men, inspiring many others to do the same.

      Ah, life is complicated enough without all this cumbersome technology to get in the way, I can’t even put my own picture where I want it! Oh well, I’ve dealt with worse before. After all, I did spend a good portion of time in prison for trying to dispose of the British government in . Not that I minded that much, being in prison allowed me to remove myself from the hectic nature of planning events and such, plus, it I was able to catch up on my reading. Once I started my civil rights movement for Indians in , I advocate simple, village living. Apparently, the people of the are not of a similar mindset, what with all their fancy cell phones, iPods, and Internet. The ashrams, or small, self-sufficient communities that I set up proved that people could live very happily without all of these unnecessary distractions.

     As much as I love modest living, I embroil myself in the complex world of politics. However, I carry my ideals of simplicity here as well, becoming, as Winston Churchill described me, a “half-naked fakir” in Indian politics. I was first engaged in politics through my parents and brothers, who wanted me to become a lawyer. My father was the prime minister of Porbandar and belonged to the business caste in Hinduism. Throughout my political career, I have focused mainly on social issues that could be improved and working toward the achievement of my goals, gaining more enemies than friends in the process. Most of my life is concentrated upon the liberation of from colonial government and leading this revolution. However, I also support the rights of the poor in the cities and small, isolated villages of my country, the abolition of the untouchable caste, and Hindu-Muslim cooperation.

      To accomplish the tasks I set for my country, I work together with the people of to push the British out of our nation without conflict and initiated non-violent non-cooperation. This method of revolution is perhaps my greatest success because it shows that great changes in social structure can be made without resorting to violence. All people of the world must learn this lesson so we can all live in peace and harmony.