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studies, which was a passion of



         Gandhi that he could not pursue due




         to economic reasons of  his family.



         Although his family was deeply



         against this move to a far away




         country, he persisted, going far as



         making a vow to stay away from



         meat, women and drinking when he




         went to England.


 3. To England  On the 10th of  August in 1888,





         Gandhi left behind his family to

 A family friend and priest had   Mumbai, then known as Bombay.




 recommended to Gandhi to go to   He stayed with family relations of



 England in order to further his   religion until he was on the boat for
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