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"Who named Mahatma Gandhi 'father of nation'? Govt foxed". Hindustan Times. 3 April 2012.

This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination.

Discussions:

Mahatma Gandhi -> Mohandas Gandhi, Moved, 21 November 2007 (diff)
Mohandas Gandhi -> Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Moved, 1 December 2007 (diff)
RM, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi -> Mahatma Gandhi, No consensus, 3 June 2008, Talk:Mahatma Gandhi/Archive 6#Requested move
RM, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi -> Mahatma Gandhi, Not moved, 1 July 2011, Talk:Mahatma Gandhi/Archive 9#Requested move
RM, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi -> Mahatma Gandhi, Moved, 1 January 2013, Talk:Mahatma Gandhi/Archive 11#Requested move
RM, Mahatma Gandhi -> Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Not moved, 12 June 2013, Talk:Mahatma Gandhi/Archive 12#Requested Move (June 2013)
See also Talk:Mahatma Gandhi/Mahatma vs. Mohandas

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Section size for Mahatma Gandhi (47 sections)
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(Top)	7,820	7,820
Early life and background	33	14,270
Parents	5,071	5,071
Childhood	4,890	4,890
Marriage	4,276	4,276
Three years in London	28	11,031
Student of law	5,585	5,585
Vegetarianism and committee work	4,184	4,184
Called to the bar	1,234	1,234
Civil rights activist in South Africa (1893–1914)	10,282	19,451
Europeans, Indians and Africans	9,169	9,169
Struggle for Indian independence (1915–1947)	1,729	66,212
Role in World War I	3,819	3,819
Champaran agitations	856	856
Kheda agitations	1,593	1,593
Khilafat movement	7,928	7,928
Non-co-operation	7,731	7,731
Salt Satyagraha (Salt March/Civil Disobedience Movement)	6,486	6,486
Gandhi as folk hero	2,376	2,376
Negotiations	2,589	2,589
Round Table Conferences	4,669	4,669
Congress politics	2,305	2,305
World War II and Quit India movement	9,880	9,880
Partition and independence	14,251	14,251
Death	9,025	15,113
Funeral and memorials	6,088	6,088
Principles, practices, and beliefs	2,046	18,911
Truth and Satyagraha	12,050	12,050
Nonviolence	4,815	4,815
Literary works	5,329	5,329
Legacy	16,341	57,778
Followers and international influence	13,452	13,452
Global days that celebrate Gandhi	1,905	1,905
Awards	5,906	9,483
Father of the Nation	3,577	3,577
Film, theatre, and literature	10,491	10,491
Current impact within India	4,163	4,163
Descendants	1,943	1,943
See also	469	469
Notes	13	10,618
Explanatory notes	40	40
Citations	10,565	10,565
General and cited references	36	18,593
Books	13,528	13,528
Scholarly articles	1,840	1,840
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External links	4,748	4,748
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