Mahatma Gandhi arrived in South Africa at a young age of 24 years as the legal counsel of Indian traders based in the city of Pretoria. He spent more than two decades in South Africa, where he developed the concept of Satyagraha while fighting against the gross injustice, discrimination and racism prevailing there. Gandhiji returned to India in 1915 with a formidable reputation to lead the Indian masses struggling for freedom from colonial domination through civil disobedience and non-violence, which proved to be highly effective moral weapon in the India’s struggle for Independence.
A Special Cover was released to commemorate 100 Years of return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India on 13th October 2015 by Shri Vivek Kumar Daksh, Director Postal Services, Lucknow on the occasion of Ahimsapex-2015 philatelic exhibition organised by Lucknow Philatelic Society and India Post at GPO, Lucknow.
Courtesy: Sandeep Chaurasia, Gorakhpur
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