main goal was always to gain independence for India; to do this he undertook 17 fasts (Smith 2). The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi was unjust because he was a nonviolent world leader and he helped promote peace between different religious groups within India; however‚ others may believe that he was to blame for the separation of India. Gandhi worked as a global non-violence leader for many years of his life. He used methods of non-violence to attempt to gain independence for India. India had always
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Mohandas Gandhi a glorious diplomat‚ but also his effort to achieve liberty and equality for all people were greatly acknowledged. Gandhi’s alternative method of leadership gained him the love of a nation and eventually enabled him to lead the independence movement in India. Gandhi’s early life did not foreshadow his eventual role in reshaping India‚ and the world. He was born into a prosperous family on October 2‚ 1869‚ in Porbandar‚ a seaside town between Bombay and Karachi (the region of Gujarat‚ a
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on the changing relationship between Britain and India in this period and on the reasons for this‚ with particular reference to Indian nationalism. Students will be expected to understand the importance of the growth and impact of Congress and the Muslim League as they challenged Britain’s traditional role in India‚ and they should understand the reasons why independence led to Partition. A major requirement of this unit is working with selected sources to demonstrate skills which enable students
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plays a very significant role in the re-building and reconstruction of our nation. This can only happen if their energies are properly channelised. The students had also played in a very important role during India’s struggle for independence. But after India’s independence it seems that students have no aim and noble cause before them for which they can utilise their energy. From time to time we hear about student’s indiscipline in difference universities and colleges. This again proves that the
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part of an inferior race‚ The widespread denial of civil liberties and political rights to Indian immigrants arriving in South Africa appalled him. After struggling for fundamental rights for Indians and being imprisoned multiple times for his efforts‚ he started teaching a policy of passive resistance‚ especially during protests such as the burning of the Alien travel passes which had been enforced on Indians by British rule. His teachings had a monumental effect. In 1914‚ the government of the Union
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and later at Girton College‚ Cambridge. Sarojini Naidu joined the Indian national movement in the wake of partition of Bengal in 1905. She came into contact with Gopal Krishna Gokhale‚Rabindranath Tagore‚ Muhammad Ali Jinnah‚ Annie Besant‚ C. P. Ramaswami Iyer‚ Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.[4] In 1925‚ Naidu presided over the annual session of Indian National Congress at Cawnpore. In 1929‚ she presided over East African Indian Congress inSouth Africa. She was awarded the hind a kesari medal
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869 in Porbander on the west coast of India. He came from a middle class family where his father‚ Karamchand‚ was prime minister of a small Indian state (Porbandar). At the age of 13‚ he married Kasturbai Makanji who was also 13. The fact that he finished middle school‚ high school and went to law school as a married man deserves some kind of recognition. In 1888‚ Gandhi sailed to London‚ England to continue his legal education. Gandhi became a
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the reign of Aurangzeb. [4] [7] (c) Was the greased cartridge incident the most important cause of the War of Independence of 1857? Explain your answer. [14] 2 Read the source below carefully to answer question (a). During the First World War‚ Congress and the Muslim League had moved closer together‚ partly due to the failure of the British to grant more rights to the Indians before 1914. During the war‚ the British realised that concessions had to be made and let it be known that they were
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August 15. Independence Day The national flag of india‚ on the Red fort in Delhi; a common sight on public and private buildings on national holidays like the 15th of August. Also called The Fifteenth of August स्वतन्त्रता दिवस Observed by India Type National Significance The day India became independent from British rule. Date August 15 Celebrations Flag hoisting‚ Parades‚ Singing patriotic songs‚ Speech by the Prime Minister‚ Family reunions‚ Picnics‚ Kite flying The Independence Day of
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Swami Vivekananda rightly said‚ “All nations have attained greatness by paying proper respect to women. That country and that nation which does not respect women has never become great”. The principle of gender equality is also enshrined in the Indian Constitution. Not only does the Constitution grant equality to women‚ but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women. Empowerment of women must be regarded as not only an element of our efforts towards
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