Mahatma Gandhi

Artist Name: Alvarez, Jose Alva L.
Address: Mataasnakahoy, Batangas, Philippines
Title of the Work: Mahatma Gandhi
Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimensions: —–
Year: 2009

Description: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha -resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total nonviolence which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi and in India also as Bapu. He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation. His birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence. (wikipedia)

This portrait of Gandhi was a project submitted by a group of students of De La Salle Lipa to their General Philosophy course serving as their final project.