INDIAN CITIES
1. DELHI 2. BOMBAY 3. MADRAS 4. BANGALORE 5. CALCUTTA 6. LAHORE 7. KARACHI 8. KOLHAPUR | 9. JAIPUR 10. HYDERBAD 11. BENGAL 12. CHITTAGONG 13. PUNJAB 14. DACCA 15. INDUS 16. GANGES |
CAPITAL CITY: DELHI.
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MAHATMA KARAMACHAND GANDHI PRESIDENT
THE FATHER OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE, HE WAS A SKILLED POLITICIAN AND SPIRITUAL LEADER. HIS CAMPAIGN OF PASSIVE RESISTANCE WORE DOWN THE BRITISH AND AFTER WORLD WAR II HE WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE INDEPENDENCE NEGOTIATIONS. HE WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR AN END TO THE CASTE SYSTEM IN INDIA AND FOR PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE BETWEEN THE TWO GREAT RELIGIOUS GROUPS OF THE NATION, THE HINDUS AND THE MUSLIMS. HE WAS FATALLY SHOT BY A HINDU FANATIC WHILE ON A PRAYER VIGIL FOR PEACE.
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