After WWII India was guaranteed independence by the British. But India had to be Split in into 2,India and Pakistan. This was because India and Pakistan followed 2 religions Hinduism and Islam. Gandhi protested against this, but this lead to his assassination. The rivalry between India and Pakistan still exists today.
Here is a Video I made on Gandhi. It gives some fun facts that I didn't mention during this spark page. And you can listen to this instead of reading through the whole web page.,
Credits:
Created with images by Timothy Tolle - "Gandhi"