His stay continued and eventually he was enrolled as an advocate to the Supreme Court. His farewell party was converted into a committee meeting. After pleas from the Indian merchants he agreed to stay on for a month to fight on their behalf. He accepted a position in South Africa and arrived in Natal in 1893 with the intention of only remaining for a year to act in a matter concerning two Indian merchants.Īt the end of his law case he was preparing to leave for India when he learned of a bill being introduced into the Natal Legislature to disenfranchise Indian settlers. Having trained as a lawyer in London, he returned to India but found that it was impossible to practice in Bombay as it was extremely difficult to earn a living. Mohandas Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbander, India. Book a tour through the Ghandi Museum – contact Talana Museum or Dundee Tourism Office
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