If there was a title to be given out to a person for being the modern day Buddha, it would have to be given out to none other than Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was the most influential figure in the Indian sub continent during the first half of the twentieth century. He lead the freedom struggle in India through his policy of non violence which was well supported by a majority of the Indian people. His policies of Ahimsa and non- violence hold good even in the present day context. Albert Einstein famously quoted about Gandhi that it would be difficult to believe in the coming years that a person of this character and stature walked in flesh and blood among us right in our age. A lawyer by profession and education, Gandhiji’s first tryst with fight against discrimination and apartheid practices was seen when he was a practicing lawyer at South Africa. The difficulties faced by Blacks in South Africa made him think about fighting for the people. His policy of fighting through non- violence methods rooted deep from his family culture and values which was a very chaste and respectable one. With a stature of this kind and a respect of gargantuan magnitude, he easily finds a place among our list.
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