Indian leader‚ Mohandas Gandhi died at the age of 78 on January 30‚ 1948 at 5:12 p.m. Mohandas Gandhi was known throughout the world for his nonviolent protests against both British rule and interreligious fighting. Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander‚ and received his schooling in Rajkot where his father was an advisor to the local ruler. Mohandas Gandhi married a girl named Kasturba. Both were thirteen years old at the time. At the age of 19‚ Gandhi decided to travel to England to receive
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where he states that civil disobedience is the deliberate defiance of a law to in order to change government policy or enact social reform. Civil disobedience was a major proponent in the women’s suffrage movement‚ Mohandas Gandhi’s campaign for independence in India‚ the civil rights movement in the USA‚ and the abolition of apartheid in South Africa. However there is a school of thought that sees civil disobedience as a major problem due to it seemingly advocating disorder. In most cases peaceful
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Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His father‚ a Baptist minister‚ Garvey supported a "back-to-Africa" movement for African Americans. During Malcolm’s early years‚ his family moved several times because of racism. They moved from Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ after being threatened by the Ku Klux Klan. While living in an all-white neighborhood in Michigan their house was burned. When Malcolm was six years old‚ his father was mysteriously murdered. The black community was convinced
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SUPERVISED BY :- PROF. CHANDRANATH ADHIKARY The novel WAITING FOR THE MAHATMA deals with the story of a young man named Sriram whose life revolves round the influence of Mahatma on him during the years of Indian Freedom Struggle. In his age of twenty he meets a girl named Bharati‚ an ardent Gandhi follower and was collecting money for some funds. Her life is pretty much revolving around Gandhiji and his movement.
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brilliant father‚ as the disciple‚ favored son‚ and successor to India’s moral and ethical leader Mahatma Gandhi‚ as a modernist‚ socialist‚ and humanist‚ as the second-in-command to Gandhi in India’s freedom movement‚ the most popular leader of the Indian National Congress party‚ a first-rate author‚ orator and organizer‚ Jawaharlal Nehru was the political role model and cultural icon‚ especially for the youth of India. Jawaharlal‚ born in 1889‚ was the only son of the three kids of the famous lawyer
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MOVEMENT At the beginning of 1st world war (1914) seat of Khilafat was held by Turkey (Ottoman Empire). In the First World War‚ the Turks had fought on the side of the Germany and Austrian Empire against Britain‚ France and Russia. British wanted Indian Muslims to fight in the war against the Turks‚ but they knew that British would respect the rights of the Khalifa and Turkish Empire would be maintained. As a result of this promise thousands of Muslims joined the British Army. Turkish side defeated
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| |Cellular Jail‚ Andaman | |General information | |Type |Prison for political prisoners (Indian freedom | | |fighters) | |Architectural style |Cellular‚ Pronged | |Town or city |Port Blair‚ Andaman
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Rowlatt Act In 1919‚ the Imperial Legislative Council amid strong opposition by the Indians passed the Rowlatt Act. It empowered the government particularly police to repress the political activities in India. A political prisoner could be detained for two years without trial. Why Non-Cooperation?: Gandhiji pointed out that British rule existed in India only because of the cooperation of Indians. Therefore‚ Indians should not cooperate with the British to force them to vacate India so that Swaraj
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Muslim unity as annual sessions of both the Indian National Congress and All India Muslim League were held to- gether in Lucknow in 1916. Jinnah’s efforts to promote Hindu Muslim unity reached a climax after the Nehru Report was published in 1928 which faced criticism and certain amendments were proposed. When these were rejected‚ Jinnah finally decided to part ways with the congress The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. At first the league was encouraged
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Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah- My Hero in History NO Pakistani can study the character and career of Muhammad Ali Jinnah without being carried away by sentimental emotions. We are always inclined to idealize that which we love‚ -- a state of mind very unfavorable to the exercise of sober critical judgment. It is therefore not surprising that most of those who have written or spoken on that extraordinary man‚ even while conscientiously endeavoring to draw a lifelike portraiture of his being‚ and
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