Monaco Tourism celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi by issuing a stamp which commemorated his journey, showcasing the period of his training as a lawyer that he practised in South Africa for 20 years. He experimented with passive, non-violent civil disobedience. He returned to India in 1915, devoting his energies to overthrowing British colonial rule and becoming the moral leader of the Indian National Congress. His attachment to tradition, austere lifestyle and numerous spells in prison made him a very popular figure. He earned the name “Mahatma” as he played a key role in India's independence struggle.
