Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (pronounced [ˈmoːɦənd̪aːs ˈkərəmtʃənd̪ ˈɡaːnd̪ʱi] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled‚" "venerable"[2])—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚[3]—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati:
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do not know what religion means” (Gandhi‚ 1957; 504). These words are only a glimpse of Gandhi’s revolutionary sight that changed Western intellectuals. As we continue to remember his blessings‚ Gandhi will be known as a leader of the successful freedom struggle and a representative of the highest level of thinking in the Hindu religious tradition. Mohandas Gandhi had many accomplishments throughout his 78 years of life. To briefly outline a few‚ Gandhi successfully accomplished to abjure
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In the following essay I am going to analyse and interpret the speech of Gandhi which is addressed at the A.I.C.C. The speech was held in Bombay in August 1942. He speaks in Hindustani to the people of A.I.C.C to tell them about his plan of action. Gandhi wants to say some words about the resolution. At first he request the audience to see the resolution of his own point of view. Of course this words have power because he is a respected person and an ideal‚ too. He wants that the audience understand
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Speaking of the friendship between Gandhi and Tagore‚ he quoted a line from Gandhi: "I hope I am as great a believer in free air as the poet‚" a line that is largely omitted when arguments between the two are talked of. Gandhi was the mother of all debates on the future of India‚ surely his debates with Tagore rank as the greatest and most profoundly enriching. Tagore and Gandhi - born in the 1860s in two regions separated by the bulk of the country - were men who came to represent the quintessence
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a huge part of history. Two of these leaders are Mohandas Gandhi and Adolf Hitler. Gandhi was mainly known for solving his people’s problems in a peaceful manner. Hitler was mainly known for being a dictator that started the Holocaust. Both of these leaders made huge influences on the people around them. Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869 in Porbandar‚ a coastal town in Gujarat‚ Western India. Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against
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Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Style The Father of the Nation is now being held up as the master strategist‚ an exemplary leader‚ and someone whose ideas and tactics corporate India can emulate. Gandhi reinvented the rules of the game to deal with a situation where all the available existing methods had failed. He broke tradition. He understood that you cannot fight the British with force. So he decided to change the game in a fundamentally different way. He unleashed the power of ordinary people
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World History II Essay: Gandhi “A ’No ’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ’Yes ’ merely uttered to please‚ or worse‚ to avoid trouble.” (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) These immortal words were uttered by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Gandhi as most know him today. Gandhi was an advocate of nonviolence‚ he was at the forefront of the Free India movement of the 1930’s and 40’s and played an integral part in India becoming an independent nation. This essay will focus on a few of
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NARI GANDHI TROPHY 2011 “Inspired by Yesterday Aspired for Tomorrow” PREMISE: India simultaneously lives in three time zones. Moorings from the past and aspirations for tomorrow coexist today to create the present. In India therefore history is not a fossilised past but rather a continuum of the tradition. History lives on as tradition. A land of long history and deep traditions‚ its architectural landscape has innumerable edifices that have transcended time to remain timeless even after centuries
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ESSAY ON MAHATMA GANDHI Mahatma Gandhi was born in the Porbandar city of Gujarat in october 2nd‚ 1869. His father name is Karamchand Gandhi‚ the diwan of Porbandar‚ and his wife‚ Putlibai. Since his mother was a Hindu of the Pranami Vaishnava order‚ Gandhi learned the tenets of non-injury to living beings‚ vegetarianism‚ fasting‚ mutual tolerance‚ etc‚ at a very tender age. Mohandas was married at the age of 13 to Kasturba Makhanji and had four sons. He passed the matriculation exam at Samaldas
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What Educated Women Can Do by Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi was born November 11‚ 1917 to the parents Jawaharl and Kamala Nehru. She came from a family of power‚ as both parents were prime ministers of India‚ and her mother was a freedom fighter. Although assassinated on October 31‚ 1984 at the age of 67‚ before her passing‚ she won multiple awards and received an extensive education. Her awards include the Bharat Ratha‚ the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding‚ and the Lenin Peace
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