9. Most relics of Gandhiji including the clothes he wore when he was shot are still preserved in Gandhi Museum, Madurai
10. He never held an official position in any political body during the final years of his life
11. He was thinking of dissolving the Congress a day before he died
12. Steve Jobs was a fan of Mahatma Gandhi – his round glasses are not only similar but also a tribute
(Source)
13. Gandhiji had a set of false teeth, which he carried in a fold of his loin cloth
14. Mahatma Gandhi spoke English with an Irish accent, for one of his first teachers was an Irishman
15. There are 53 major roads (excluding the smaller ones) in India, and 48 roads outside India that are named after him
16. Gandhiji helped establish 3 football clubs in Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg all of which were given the same name: Passive Resisters Soccer Club
Mahatma Gandhi promoted football in his non-violent campaign against racial discrimination. (Source)
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| PART 1 : FACT 1-8 |
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