Gandhiji's entry to Indian Freedom Struggle

In the history of freedom struggle, often one person is identified with the entire country's struggle for independence or nationalist movement. For example George Washington for USA, Nelson Mandela of South Africa, William Wallace of Scotland, Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, Fidel Castro for Cuba or Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Though the last two don't appear to be in same league as others, but still movement is known by their name. Similarly, Indian Freedom Movement is known by one man, who is told be the creator of concept of passive resistance or Satyagarha, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu.
After first using the technique of passive resistance in South Africa, Gandhiji returned to India after 22 years in 1915. It was still was a colony of British as it was when he had left but now the Indian NAtional Congress (INC) was far more active. During first year of his return he spent most of his time visiting various places in India and getting to know about the problem of the people. His first major public appearance was at the opening of Banaras Hindu University, BHU. Other leaders who were more popular than Gandhiji at that time, were also present as dignataries. When his turn came to speak, Gandhiji charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the labouring poor. He told if India were to truly free, it needs to involve the effort of the entire country not just elite class. He believed the effort will come only through improving the condition of farmers and peasants which form the majority of the Indian population. At that very moment indian freedom movement became a national movement from a elite phenomenon.
Now the Indian movement actually became the mass movement. But more importantly it brought Mahatma Gandhi to center of the Indian Struggle of freedom.