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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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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Mahatma Gandhi Introduction India is one of the most blessed regions that are closely associated with personalities that express an outstanding ability in what they do. Despite the fact that India is renowned for outstanding poverty levels‚ there is a positive dimension about it. There are very many enticing developments as well as discoveries that are accrued to Indian important men. It is thought that these among other great men are entirely involved in making India one
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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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seem invincible‚ but in the end‚ they always fail. Think of it: always.” – Mohandas Gandhi. Aroused by the massacre of Amritsar in 1919‚ Gandhi put all his life’s effort into breaking free from the clutches of Great Britain. As the principal figure used his influential philosophy of non-violent confrontation‚ he inspired political activists with many persuasions throughout the whole world. Not only was Mohandas Gandhi a glorious diplomat‚ but also his effort to achieve liberty and equality for all
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figures in the history of India‚ 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
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Mohandas Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ also known as mahatma Gandhi‚ was a Indian nationalist leader‚ who established his country’s freedom through a nonviolent revolution. Gandhi became a leader in a difficult struggle‚ the Indian campaign for home rule. He believed and dedicated his life to demonstrating that both individuals and nations owe it to themselves to stay free‚ and to allow the same freedom to others. Gandhi was one of the gentlest of men‚ a devout and almost mystical Hindu
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destroying 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;
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Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was a believer of sorting out conflicts through peaceful means. Ahimsa wishes no harm to any living being‚ whether human or not. It included not only a lack of physical harm to one’s opponents‚ but also a lack of hatred or towards them. Ahimsa originated from ancient India‚ evidenced by scriptures‚ and is practiced in the religions Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Jainism. Living in the period of time when India was being colonized and unjustly treated by the British‚
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took a new form when he introduced the civil disobedience movement. During the 1920’s when Gandhi had first introduced a sense of nationalism among his fellow Indians‚ he did so with great passion yet there was still much to be done to gain respect from the British. His campaign for Swaraj took a new form when his demands were ignored‚ and he introduced the Civil Disobedience movement in the early 1930’s. Gandhi had sent a letter to the viceroy on March 2nd‚ 1930 addressing him about his displeasure
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