Non-Violent Protest Has Gone Online

Their weapons were no match for the frail man draped in a simple white cloth.Often facing the barrel of British guns, it was the soft-spoken voice of Mahatma Gandhi that repeatedly encouraged Indian protesters to remain calm and, above all, to remain peaceful.

With defiant acts of civil disobedience, he led his nation out of the shackles of colonial rule and became a worldwide symbol of what can happen when people come together to march, armed with their convictions instead of weapons.