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Mohandas Gandhi was and is still recognized as the greatest proponent of the ideals of passive resistance and striking. Gandhi had a major impact on the world and the rights of the Indians, despite having no signs of wanting to go into politics in the future during his childhood. Gandhi’s early protests not only helped the Indians of South Africa, but also set the scene for his future in political protests. Later protests in his life just continued to justify his position as the greatest user of passive resistance and other manners of protest. Gandhi’s work in protest led to numerous other followers who followed same methods and teachings as Gandhi. Through his decision to use passive resistance, hunger strikes and other methods of protest against the British rule, Mohandas Gandhi was able to gain numerous rights and freedoms for the Indians, as well as serve as a model for future protestors. Gandhi’s early childhood showed no sign of him growing up to become a political protestor. He lived a fairly normal childhood in India. He was in a normal middle class family that stood out in no ways politically or in wanting to protest. Once Gandhi finished high school, he left India to go to law school in England. Whil