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Detailed explanation-1: -Gandhi’s first major achievement was in 1918 when he led the Champaran and Kheda agitations of Bihar and Gujarat. He also led Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, Swaraj, and Quit-India movement against the British government. Gandhi identified his overall method of non-violent action as Satyagraha.

Detailed explanation-2: -The advent of Mahatma Gandhi was an indelible landmark in the history of the national movement. He energized the national movement by resurrecting the dormant ideology of Truthfulness and Non Violence and compelled the British to leave the country at their earliest.

Detailed explanation-3: -He led the Salt March in 1930 to demonstrate the power of Indian non-violence, and in 1942, he launched Quit India Movement during the freedom struggle. He was assassinated by a Hindu Nationalist. Gandhi Memorial Museum was founded in 1959.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Advent of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948): In these circumstances that Mahatma Gandhi emerged as a mass leader. Gandhiji, aged 46, arrived in India in 1915 from South Africa. Mahatma Gandhi spent his first year in India traveling throughout the country, understanding the people, their needs and the overall situation.