Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi did all that he could to make India an independent country and be free from Great Britain. The people favored Gandhi that they even named him Mahatma which means "great soul". He started contributing with a campaign on nonviolence and civil disobedience. Gandhi felt that if he proved that violence should not be used against one another then he would be one step closer to making India a free country. Gandhi demanded immediate independence for India after he launched the Quit India civil disobedience movement. Then he spent several years in jail in South Africa and India. He believed it was honorable to go to jail for a meaningful cause. Altogether he spent seven years in prison for his political activities.
Gandhi influenced numerous people with his successful and historic work. He dedicated most of his life to gaining his country's independence. That impressed many people, for example Martin Luther King noticed that Gandhi's ways were effective so he as well followed the development of nonviolence. He has been an inspiration to almost everyone around the world and he is honored by Indians as the father of the Indian Nation.
*** I definitely believe that Gandhi was the major cause of the Indian Independence. However, I think that everyone who supported Gandhi were a big influence also because if nobody would of backed up Gandhi then the Independence wouldn't have been possible.
