Muslims way before the independence of India. Many people were killed. Gandhi wanted peace and wanted to end the killing. Some Hindus saw Gandhi as a traitor for expressing sympathy towards Muslims. Godse killed Gandhi when he approached him and shot him in the chest 3 times. Godse was a Hindu extremist. Godse was executed by hanging. Gandhi’s assassination was unjust. A man who spent his life preaching nonviolence was killed. He only fought for civil rights in a nonviolent way. Satyagraha still
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newly born‚ was struggling for its very survival. In January‚ Mahatma Gandhi had been murdered by a Hindu fanatic. The act had shocked many Indians‚ but apparently it had the approval of some. According to one news report‚ the jailed assassin‚ Nathuram Godse‚ received an average of 50 letters a day expressing admiration for his action. This was part of a much wider right-wing‚ religious‚ reaction against Partition. Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan were calling for retribution against the Muslims
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Indians were arrested from the protest. 1947 British departure from India The British leave India and India become independent form the British. Shows the success Gandhi’s satyagraha 1948 Gandhi was assassinated Gandhi was killed by Nathuram Godse who then surrendered and was
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Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu (Father of Nation)‚ 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 non-violence‚ civil rights‚ and freedom across the world.[2][3] The son of a senior government official‚ Gandhi was born and raised in a Bania[4] community in coastal Gujarat‚ and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous
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Government with his `Quit India` movement. He led his life that confirmed to his preaching. His morality and his doctrines on non-violence have become a beacon of light for the world. Five months after independence‚ Gandhiji was assassinated by Nathuram Godse while on his way to his daily prayer meeting. The 78-year-old Father of the Nation had left a country that was just discovering its feet‚ orphaned. His birthday was recognized as a National holiday. It was on this day in A.D.1927‚ that the Indian
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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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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander in the state of what is now Gujarat on 2 October 1869. He had his schooling in nearby Rajkot‚ where his father served as the adviser or prime minister to the local ruler. Though India was then under British rule‚ over 500 kingdoms‚ principalities‚ and states were allowed autonomy in domestic and internal affairs: these were the so-called ’native states’. Rajkot was one such state. His father died before Gandhi could finish his schooling
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (pronounced [’mo???nd?a?s ’k?r?mt??nd? ’ga?nd??i] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948)‚ commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi‚ was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India.Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence‚ civil rights and freedom across the world.The son of a senior government official‚ Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu Bania[4] community in coastal Gujarat‚ and trained in law in London. Gandhi became
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Mohandas Karmanchad Gandhi‚ who is also known as Mahatma Gandhi ‚was the pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism. Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar‚ a coastal town in Bombay. Gandhi was raised in a Hindu bania community in coastal Gujarat. During his life time he practised to be a good Hindu by obeying all the laws and helping others. As well his devotion‚ his goal was to help the poor and protest oppressive taxation and discrimination. Through his efforts he led India to independence
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Muslims. (Biography.com) His protests and boycotts worked towards the rules. He made citizens do actions that the British republic did not like. He indirectly caused massacres and continued to protest after being thrown in jail. Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse‚ upset
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