How tall is Mahatma Gandhi?
Mahatma Gandhi's listed height was 164 cm (5'5"). He was taller than about 62% of men in India.
Where 164 cm sits among men in India
Taller than about 62% of men in India born in 1869 (average 162 cm).
About Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi, born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist. He was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat. He trained in the law at the Inner Temple in London and was called to the bar at the age of 22. In 1893 he moved to South Africa, where he lived for 21 years.
In South Africa Gandhi first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. He returned to India in 1915 and organised peasants, farmers and labourers to protest against discrimination and excessive land tax. He assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921 and led campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights and achieving swaraj, or self-rule. He led the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
Gandhi stood a listed 164 cm (5'5"). The honorific Mahatma was first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa. He was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India. He died on 30 January 1948.
Frequently asked
How tall is Mahatma Gandhi in feet and inches? Mahatma Gandhi was 5'5" tall, which is 164 cm, 64.6 inches or 1.64 m.
Is Mahatma Gandhi tall for men in India? At 164 cm he was taller than about 62% of men in India born in 1869, whose average height is 162 cm.
Sources
- Mahatma Gandhi on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Mahatma Gandhi on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 164 cm.
- Mahatma Gandhi on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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