Why was the title of Mahatma confered on Gandhi?

Answer 1

The title of Mahatma was conferred on Gandhi because he was a great man.

Mahatma can be translated as "Great soul".

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent 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 non-violence-which led India to independence and has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi (mahātmā or 'Great Soul', an honorific first applied to him by Rabindranath Tagore), and in India also as Bapu ( or "Father").

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We have noticed on your website/News Paper that you claim that Tagore first bestowed the name "Mahatma" on Mohandas Gandhi. However, there is no known evidence of this statement. Even the Gandhi Museum New Delhi does have proof of this. Actually, Nautamlal Bhagvanji Mehta ( Kamdar ) was the first to do so on January 21, 1915 in Jetpur, India. The proof is evident at www.kamdartree.com If you can provide proof, to the contrary, we are welcome to it. However, presenting wrong information is worse than presenting no information. This is a matter of world history, and we would appreciate you looking into this matter. For more info Tagore met Mahatma Gandhi first time in the month of April 1915. Where as Gandhiji visited Jetpur on 1/21/1915 and at the above web site actual picture of Gandhiji in that meeting as well as actual citation where Mahatma was written to Mr M.K. Gandhi.