HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Hindu
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Christian
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Sikh
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Jewish
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gandhi of course was born a Hindu but his interpretation of Hinduism was his own. While keeping firm roots in ancient Hinduism, he welcomed contact with other religions, especially the Christian doctrines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gandhi’s father was a local government official working under the suzerainty of the British Raj, and his mother was a religious devotee who-like the rest of the family-practiced in the Vaishnavist tradition of Hinduism. Gandhi married his wife, Kasturba, when he was 13, and together they had five children.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4, 000 years. Today, with more than 1 billion followers, Hinduism is the third-largest religion behind Christianity and Islam. Roughly 94 percent of the world’s Hindus live in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gandhi’s spiritual mentor was Shrimad Rajchandra.