Gandhiji was also influenced by this ancient book. Tirukkural ancient Indian literature, originally written in Tamil and later translated into various languages. In a short period, Gandhi became a leader of the Indian community in South Africa. On 22 May, 1894 Gandhi established the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and worked hard to improve the rights of Indians in South Africa. READ| When and Why British first landed on Indian Territory

He further observed that this type of incident was quite common against his fellow Indians who were derogatorily referred to as coolies. This incident had a serious effect on him and he decided to protest against racial discrimination. There he had the first-hand experience of racial discrimination when he was thrown out of the first-class apartment of the train despite holding the first-class ticket because it was reserved for white people only and no Indian or black was allowed to travel in the first class. In May, 1893 he went to South Africa to work as a lawyer. Later, Bhagavad Gita set an impression and influenced his life. In London, he also joined a Vegetarian Society and was introduced to Bhagavad Gita by some of his vegetarian friends. Thereafter 10 days of arrival, he joined the Inner Temple, one of the four London law colleges, and studied and practiced law. In the year 1888, Mahatma Gandhi left for London to study law. 'First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight with you, then you win.' - Mahatma Gandhi Gandhiji was not satisfied with his studies at Samaldas College and so he became excited by the London proposal and managed to convince his mother and wife that he will not touch non-veg, wine, or women. Later, one of his family friends Mavji Dave Joshi pursued further studies i.e. He joined Samaldas college in Bhavnagar in 1888 at Gujarat. Because of his wedding, at least about one year, his studies were disturbed and later he joined and completed his schooling. At the age of 11, he went to a high school in Rajkot. When Gandhi was 9 years old he went to a local school at Rajkot and studied the basics of arithmetic, history, geography, and languages. READ| Why is Gandhi Jayanti celebrated on 2nd October? Mahatma Gandhi: Education Let us tell you that in his earlier days, he was deeply influenced by the stories of Shravana and Harishchandra as they reflected the importance of truth. Mahatma Gandhi was the son of his father's fourth wife Putlibai, who belonged to an affluent Vaishnava family. His father was Dewan or Chief Minister of Porbandar, the capital of a small principality in Western British India (Now Gujarat State).

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