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 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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Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi became one of the pivotal figures‚ if not the main figure‚ in India’s history in the Twentieth Century. Along with Jinnah and Nehru‚ Gandhi shaped India’s history up to its independence in 1947. Mahatma Gandhi was born on the 2nd of October 1869 and he died on the 30th of January 1948. Gandhi was born in Porbander in western India. In 1888‚ he went to London to study law. He returned to Bombay to work as a barrister but went to South Africa to work in 1907. In South
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Mahatma Gandhi‚ born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ came into the world on the 2nd of October‚ 1869 in Porbandar‚ Gujarat‚ India. He died on the 30th of January‚ 1948 in New Delhi‚ India. Gandhi was a great political and spiritual leader for India‚ when India was still under the rule of the British Empire. The word Mahatma means great soul. This name was not given Gandhi at birth by his parents‚ but many years later by the Indian people when they discovered they had a Mahatma in their midst. In May
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traditional Indian values. During the early 1920s Mohandas Gandhi began leading nonviolent resistances against European rule‚ this method was known as Satyagraha. Gandhi claimed the adoration of India’s people through his philosophies and strong nationalism. Many participated in his nonviolent resistances‚ and by 1947 the British released India from its grasp. Shortly after India’s achievement of independence‚ Gandhi was assassinated. After his death‚ India divided into several countries; India‚ Bangladesh
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Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ also known as the Mahatma‚ or "The Great Soul"‚ was the spiritual and practical founder of active non-violent resistance‚ a concept called Satyagraha. Also known as ¡°soul-force¡± or ¡°truth-force¡±‚ Gandhi developed this revolutionary technique as a method of gaining political and social reforms against the injustices experienced by Indians under British Colonial rule. For most of his life‚ Gandhi devoted himself to perfecting the Satyagraha technique‚ teaching it to his followers
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Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) was known as a vital figure for the Indian Independence Movement and also known for putting forward the philosophy of upholding non-violence and pacifism. Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar (ruled by British Indian Empire). He was a sacrificial hero to all at the time when India gained independence. Gandhi studied law at the age of twenty-two and spent another twenty years helping South Africa protect the rights of
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Thomas Jefferson was born in what is now Albermarle County‚ Virginia on April 13‚ 1743. Jefferson was educated at the College of William and Mary and then went on to study law with George Wythe. Thomas Jefferson is most well known for his part in writing the Declaration of Independence and for being our third president. Thomas Jefferson has contributed greatly to the building of our government. He was a truly remarkable man who set forth the basic ideals and beliefs in government that have stayed
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Relevance of Gandhi in the Global Economic Meltdown “An economics that inculcates Mammon worship‚ and enables the strong to amass wealth at the expense of the weak‚ is a false and dismal science. It spells death. True economics‚ on the other hand‚ stands for social justice; it promotes the good of all equally including the weakest‚ and is indispensable for decent life”. (Harijan‚ 9-10-1937‚ p.292) Early this year‚ on 7th January‚ 2009‚ Indians the world over‚ woke up to the shocking headlines
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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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