Introduction The leader called Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in India. He was considered a powerful icon that showed the world what true leadership should be about. He was discriminated against in South Africa because of his race. This was a common problem faced by non-whites. This led him to start a campaign to fight against the British oppression. He managed to advocate for equality and freedom in South Africa for about 20 years with an aim of aiding his fellow Indians. The Indians in South Africa were by his side every step of the way. After his campaign in South Africa, he decided to take his struggle and agendas to India as his fellow compatriots were experiencing the same problem (Gandhi, 1962). A summary of the essential Gandhi Mohandas contributed significantly in the political, social, economic and environmental fields. In the field of politics, he had a number of agendas. First and foremost, he felt the need to end British oppression in his country. He preferred to use a different approach from other leaders hence he decided to use non-violence. He and his supporters organized non-violent protests, strikes, marches and boycotts. This method worked as it slowly wore down the British. After about 20 years, the British finally decided to give up. The dream of independence finally became a reality to the people of India. This strategy was effective because, as a leader, he put the interests of his people before his own agenda. He saw that the option of violence was countered with violence, and it would end up in bloodshed. His choice to demonstrate peacefully was a strong indicator of leadership (Gandhi, 1993). Secondly, he was a strong advocate in trying to unite Hindus and Muslims against the British. He tried to reach and negotiate a common ground where the two could meet. This was meant to focus the people on the common enemy that was bigger and more destructive than the two groups. The joining of these two groups was to make the resistance from the oppressed that are the non-whites stronger. Thirdly, he used fasting as a political tool. He occasionally fasted as a way of protest. In some cases he even threatened to kill himself if his demands were not met. This was an effective strategy of getting sympathy (Gandhi, 1993). Lastly, he was strongly opposed to the colonial education system. He believed that the British used this to fuel their western civilization agenda. He believed that it went against the core values of truth and non-violence. The British used it to destroy their race, and that is why he was also against it. This is why he felt that there was no way the colonial education system would aid in the progress of India as a country. He wanted education to be in such a way that it would enable the progress of India independently. He recommended the introduction of the learning of crafts in school. These crafts included things like spinning, leatherwork, pottery, bookbinding basket making among other things. Instead of just focusing on literacy, it was to be flexible and adapt certain aspects into it. This was meant to boost the citizens (Gandhi, 2002). In the field of economics, his contributions were also significant. First and foremost, he advocated fo