Political leader and activist revered as a nonviolent leader of Indian independence. He studied law in England, then spent several years in South Africa defending the rights of immigrants. He returned to India and became the leader of the Indian National Congress. He urged nonviolence and civil disobedience as a means to independence, with public acts of defiance that resulted in his incarceration several times. In 1947 he participated in the postwar negotiations that led to Indian independence. He was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic in 1948. He is sometimes compared with fellow humanitarians Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mother Theresa. TLS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” on a 5.5 x 3.5 postal card, March 21, 1934. Brief letter to an American gentleman. In full, “I keep no picture of myself. I am sorry therefore to have to disappoint you.” In very good condition, with creases to upper corners and some light soiling, and adhesive residue on the address side. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
