Man of The Millennium Gandhi was the liberator of hundreds of million people in Asia and Africa from the yoke of imperialism. This is an outstanding achievement. However, the unique means of non-violence employed by Gandhi to achieve liberation from the British Empire, the mightiest empire the world has ever seen, makes him exceptional and "The Man of the Millennium." In his life Gandhi proved that non-violence and love can overcome bombs and bullets. In …
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…for peace in those places where the fighting continued over religion. In that way, he performed two great feats by stopping the riots in Calcutta in September of 1947 as well as causing a truce in Delhi in January of 1948. Alas, he was not able to celebrate freedom for long, as he was shot to death on January 30, 1948, on his way to the evening prayer. Yet he died with freedom, peace, and love within his heart.