This film was made in 1982 and is about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. It shows how he used non-violent methods and civil disobedience to help the people of India and the world. He helped organized peasants and farmers to resist high land taxes and discrimination, expanded women’s rights, eased poverty, increased economic self-reliance, and helped India achieve independence from British rule. He was also a leader in the salt-tax protests of 1930 where he led over 100,000 people on a 250 mile hike to the sea.
