Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Native name મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 Porbandar , Porbandar State , Kathiawar Agency , Bombay Presidency , British India [1] (present-day Gujarat , India) Died 30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi , Delhi , Dominion of India (present-day India) Cause of death Assassination Resting place Raj Ghat , Delhi , India Nationality Indian Other names Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu ji, Gandhi ji Alma mater University College London [2] Inner Temple Occupation Lawyer Politician Activist Writer Known for Indian Independence Movement , Peace movement , Nonviolent resistance , Civil resistance , Gandhism Political party Indian National Congress Movement Indian independence movement Spouse(s) Kasturba Gandhi ( m. 1883; d. 1944) Children Harilal Manilal Ramdas Devdas Parents Karamchand Ga...