Is the description of Gandhi as the "Father of the Indian nation" an appropriate one?Consider his role in and contribution to shaping Indian...

If one considers this epithet "Father of the Indian
Nation" as the one person who was most effective in creating the modern independent
nation of India, who else can this person be but Muhandas Mathama Gandhi?  For, Gandhi
struggled to unite all classes and castes, campaigning for the emancipation of the
"untouchables," and he worked to unite the Hindus and Muslims and Christians of
India. With nonviolent protest and civil disobedience,
satyagraha, Gandhi worked long and hard against the forces of
imperialistic rule of Great Britain until August, 1947, when the Indian Independence Act
was invoked and 12.5 million people in the British Indian Empire were
displaced.

Gandhi dedicated his life to his people and to
truth.  He wrote,

When I despair, I remember that
all through history the way of truth and love has always
won.