Did Gandhi experience racism?
a) He was borne in a world of caste systems and among other things he fought to end it as well as fight the partition of India (both dreams he never achieved. [Although the partition of what was India into present India, Pakistan and Bangladesh was overtly due to religios differences, I believe the caste system was at the very core...I stand to be corrected on that] His philosophy throughout his life (including the way he dressed) was part of his quest to "reject" India's caste based socialization
b) He spent 26 or so years practising Law in South Africa and co- founded the Natal Indian Congress (a party that was to allied itself with others including the ANC in the 40s and 50s in the fight against apartheid)
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