uses, see Gandhi (disambiguation) . Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( October 2 , 1869 – January 30 , 1948 ) ( Devanagari : मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી) was a national icon who led the struggle for India's independence from British colonial rule , empowered by tens of millions of