(9 May 1866 – 19 February 1915) was one of the founding social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Empire in India. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and founder of the Servants of India Society. Through the Society as well as the Congress and other legislative bodies he served in‚ Gokhale promoted not only primarily independence from the British Empire but also social reform. To achieve his goals‚ Gokhale followed two overarching
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segregation‚ racism‚ and oppression of Indian people in both India and South Africa. Through nonviolent protests and a political movement he led‚ named the Indian National Congress‚ Gandhi was able to inspire and encourage his followers to stand against injustice. Gandhi was a charismatic and devout man. He studied law‚ languages‚ and the philosophical study of religions‚ including Hinduism‚ Christianity‚ Buddhism and more (Redirecting). Gandhi’s nonviolent‚ passive movement was named‚ “Satyagraha‚” loosely
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Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru. she met Shree Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Gandhi and was influenced by them. Sarojini worked whole-heartedly for India ’s freedom movement and rights of women. In 1925‚ Sarojini became the first Indian woman president of the National Congress. . When India became free in 1947‚ she become the first Indian woman governor of United Province. The Nightingale passed away on March 2‚ 1949. However the legacy that she has left behind will continue to inspire future
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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 and inspired a movement for non -violence‚ civil rights and
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India—died October 12‚ 1967‚ New Delhi)‚ Indian politician and activist who was a prominent figure in socialist politics and in the movement toward Indian independence. Much of his career was devoted to combating injustice through the development of a distinctly Indian version of socialism. Lohia was born to a family of merchants. Following the death of his mother when he was two‚ he was raised primarily by his grandparents‚ although his father’s commitment to Indian nationalism influenced him during
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Mass movement (india) 1920 to 1942 The idea of Satyagraha Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in January 1915. As you know he had come from South Africa when he had successfully fought the racist regime with a novel method of mass agitation‚ which he called Satyagraha. The idea of Satyagraha emphasized the power of truth and the need to search for truth. It suggested that if the cause was true‚ if the struggle was against injustice‚ then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor. Without
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10 Bibliography 11 TITLE PAGE THEME: Decolonization and Liberation TOPIC: India: Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement THESIS: How did Gandhi’s influence transform India; politically‚ economically and socially? INTRODUCTION This Internal Assessment is based on Decolonization and Liberation. It will focus on one man in particular‚ Mohandas Karamchan
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War of Indian Independence. It was after this that the Nationalistic Movement in the country gathered momentum. Emergence of press‚ development of rapid means of transport and communication‚ and the impact of the contemporary European movement accelerated the growth of this national sentimence. The practice of racial discrimination by the British in all spheres of life also contributed to the unity among different sections of the society to rise against a common enemy. The Phases of Indian Independence
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British. When he returned to India‚ he was determined to help in the struggle to gain independence for India. Gandhi felt that it was his responsibility to fight for his people‚ but by exercising compromise and non-violence. He lived his life by negotiation and cooperation‚ while the British government used aggressive forces and racism against him and his followers. He decided to become the organizer of the Indian National Congress‚ whose goal was to gain India’s freedom from foreign control (Tammita-Delgoda
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Introduction Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram‚ Patit Pavan Sita Ram Sita Ram Sita Ram‚ Bhaj pyare tu Sitaram Ishwar Allah tero naam‚ Sab ko Sanmti de Bhagawan.......... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ the apostle of peace and the Father of the Nation was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. In his autobiography "My experiments with Truth" Gandhi recalls that his childhood and teen age years were characterized by education in a local school‚ marriage to Kasturba at the
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