How Gandhi disproved British Stereotypes of India Mahatma Gandhi is considered one of the greatest historical figures of the 20th century. As a civil rights activist, Gandhi led India to its independence after years of British colonization. While doing so, Gandhi never used violence. Instead, he organized strikes, boycotts, and used civil disobedience to achieve his goal. In the process of leading India’s independence movement, Gandhi sought to change stereotypes the British held towards the Indians and succeeded in doing so. These racist generalizations were often used to justify the process of colonization throughout the world.Ghandi proved the British stereotypes wrong by that,the Indian’s were as intelligent and as moral as the British.
