The subject of this week’s lesson is Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), the foremost political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement during the last years of British colonial rule in India . He is perhaps best known for advocating ‘non-violent resistance’. He was assassinated on 30th January 1948 , not long after India had finally achieved independence.

Related Websites
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gandhi_mohandas.shtml
Gandhi biography from the BBC website. Upper-intermediate level. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083987/
Review of Gandhi, Richard Attenborough’s 1982 Oscar-winning film starring Ben Kingsley. Upper-intermediate level. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/chat/your_comments/newsid_2839000/2839973.stm
Gandhi gets a mention among the responses to this BBC Newsround survey in which British teenagers were asked to name their ‘heroes from history.’ Accessible to intermediate-level students.