What are we to make of Gandhi’s life? How should we judge this homespun-wearing politician-saint‚ the man who brought down an empire by preaching brotherhood and nonviolence? At the very end‚ with his beloved India reaping its own destruction‚ Gandhi considered himself a failure. But his place in history is secure‚ and it does not diminish his greatness to point out that in some respects‚ he had failed. He had spent his life working toward the achievement of independence for India without violence
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and change how Indians viewed these untouchables;; Gandhi believed it was unfair and wrong to treat people this way. I’m glad there are people like him in the world who are willing to stand up and work towards a good cause.The book we are reading in class‚ Gandhi: His Life and Message‚ by Louis Fischer is an eye opener to whom Gandhi was and what he believed in. Gandhi was apologist against the caste system of India and
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Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was many things. He was a son‚ a husband‚ a lawyer‚ but he was admired worldwide as a great social reformer‚ political leader‚ and thinker. Through a unique method of nonviolence‚ he won civic rights and eventually independence for India’s people. Mahatma was born Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1869 in Porbandar‚ India. He lived there until 1888‚ when he left to study law at University College in London. In 1891‚ after having been admitted to the British bar‚ Gandhi
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Gandhi Gandhi premiere on November 30‚ 1982 in New Delhi‚ India. The 190 minute film was wonderfully directed by Richard Attenborough and well written by John Briley. I found this film difficult to “briefly” summarize‚ however I would like to share a short timeline of events through the film’s eyes. The movie opens with a message with message from the filmmakers which explains their approach to the problem of filming the documented complexity of Mahatma Gandhi’s life. The message goes on
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act- A critical Appraisal. Dr. M.D.Somani‚ The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act‚ (NREGA) was notified on September 7‚ 2005 by Government of India with the objective to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It was intended to provide employment to the vulnerable groups at
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Gandhi and Untouchability Mahatma Gandhi was highly grieved about the caste system that characterised Indian society. But it was untouchability that particularly pained him. All his life‚ he worked hard at eradicating this heinous practice from its very roots. He drew sharp distinction between caste and varna. Varna was based on profession. And in present day India‚ wrote Gandhi‚ there is no other trace of varnashram‚ as they are easily interchangeable‚ and were are actually interchanged at times
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2nd October‚ every year is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti‚ the birthday of Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi‚ the most famous freedom fighter of our mother India. Mahatma Gandhi is also lovingly known as Bapu by all. Gandhi was one of the most humble and modest person‚ mother India could ever give birth to‚ however‚ in his biography‚ he admits that he did not find himself worthy of the title and was often pained and upset by it. Gandhi was the epitome of peace‚ non-violence‚ truth and duty. He practiced
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Gandhi as an environmentalist “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs but not every man’s greed.” We all have heard these words on various occasions. But what do we know of the infamous man who said these words? Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd October‚ 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. After finishing his early education in India‚ he sailed to England in 1891 and qualified as Barrister. In 1894‚ Gandhi went to South Africa in connection with a law suit. The political career
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Sometimes I wonder‚ “Why do we have to die?” Sometimes I question myself and the others around me‚ why are we given one chance to shine in this world? Why not several chances? Why can’t we live forever? These are the questions that vexed my thoughts constantly throughout my childhood. These are the questions that have influenced my thoughts to think in a certain way. When I first dolefully realized that everyone must die and that no one lives forever‚ I was dejected. It was utterly intimidating
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of Gandhi On January 30‚ 1948‚ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. As Godse walks up to Gandhi‚ he shoots him three times in the chest from three feet away (Trumball 1). As “the strongest influence for peace in India that this generation has known‚” Gandhi did not deserve to be assassinated despite the beliefs of Godse (Trumball 1). Gandhi’s main goal was always to gain independence for India; to do this he undertook 17 fasts (Smith 2). The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
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