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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Mohandas Gandhi Born into a merchant family in 1869‚ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was under the influence of powerful people. Members of his family had served as prime ministers of an Indian state for several generations. His parents were strong in their religion‚ being devout and earnest Hindus. They were a part of a Hindu sect that worshipped Vishnu and promoted non-violence. Apparently‚ he was most influenced by his mother‚ a gentle and intelligent person. According to Hindu custom‚ he married
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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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Indira Gandhi the 1st female prime minister of India was born on 19th November‚ 1917 into the politically influential Nehru family. Her father was Jawaharlal Nehru and her mother was Kamala Nehru. Her grandfather‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a prominent Indian nationalist leader. Her father‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ was a pivotal figure in the Indian independence mover of Independent India. After finishing schooling Indira Gandhi went to Shantiniketan‚ a school set up by Rabindranath Tagore‚ and Huzurpaga‚ Pune
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Indira Gandhi Famous As: Former Prime Minister of India Nationality: Indian Religion: Hindu Political Ideology: Indian National Congress Born On: 19 November 1917 AD Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Famous Scorpios Born In: Allahabad Died On: 31 October 1984 AD Place Of Death: New Delhi Father: Jawaharlal Nehru Mother: Kamala Nehru Spouse: Feroze Gandhi (m. 1942–1960) Children: Rajiv Gandhi‚ Sanjay Gandhi Education: University of Oxford‚ Badminton School‚ Somerville College‚ Oxford‚ Visva-Bharati
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Mahatma Gandhi-a martyr Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 at the place Porbander in Gujarat. He was first interested in legal administration. He completed his studies in South Africa. He participated in Boer war‚ Zulu rebellion and championed the Indian cause. He was one of the greatest and famous freedom fighters. His two assets were simplicity and humility. He is said to be the father of our country. He said some slogans they were: “do or die” “simple living and high thinking”
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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 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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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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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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