far-reaching effects in history and the succeeding generations cannot ignore them. Such is the personality of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan who showed the ray of light to the Muslims and enabled them to restore their lost status. The great emancipator of the Indian Muslims Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was born at Delhi on October 17‚ 1817. This is the period when the great Mughal Empire was close to a complete collapse. Sir Syed’s family had already joined the East India Company and his maternal grandfather served in
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workers from across India. In the 19th century‚ Mumbai emerged as an important centre of international commerce‚ industry and culture and in the 20th century‚ it became an important centre for politics and government‚ becoming a strong base of the Indian
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examination of Fanon’s perspective before analysing Gandhi’s with Fanon as a case for comparison. As a psychiatrist by profession‚ Fanon was working in French Algeria when the Algerian War of Independence took place‚ and he observed the violence from the conflict that led to Algeria’s eventual independence(UNCFSU‚
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References: Barnabas‚ A.‚ & Clifford‚ P. S. (2012). Mahatma gandhi- an indian model of servant leadership. International journal of leadership studies‚ 7(2)‚ 132-152. Retrieved from http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol7iss2/IJLS_Vol7Iss2_Barnabas_pp132-150.pdf Book‚ N. (n.d.). Ncert book english flamingo
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“Indian nationalists are working day and night to build up Bose as the ‘George Washington’ of India‚” the New York Times reported on February 8‚ 1946. “This is particularly true of the revolutionary element in the Congress party‚ which spares no efforts to eulogize Bose‚ create a ‘Bose legend’ and wrap his sayings and beliefs in sanctity.”1 The admiration for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose‚ who had crossed swords with the forces of British imperialism during the Second World War‚ was rampant in
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peace and nonviolence but what most people don’t know is that‚ too many Mahatma Gandhi is called “The Father of India”. There are many reasons why Gandhi got this powerful title. The main reason is because he united Indians behind him and forced the British to give them independence‚ and he stuck to his word and did it all without resorting to violence. Some people believe that he is truly the greatest man of modern times. Another reason why Gandhi is considered “The Father of India” is because
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work in Kasturba training camp of Bengal. I worked in a village. The villagers around me and the girl trainees‚ I noticed‚ knew very little about Gandhiji. They observed Gandhi Jayanti‚ daily spun and prayed. Some had taken part in national movements and courted jail‚ but they did not know what Gandhiji’s real contribution was. May be I was wrong‚ but that is what I felt. I still feel the same about many persons I come in contact with every day‚ some of whom are educated‚ all of whom abhor
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India in 1912 as a lawyer in profession. In India there were many movements started by different freedom fighters of India against the British people. So‚ Nehru also joined the Indian National Congress in 1920. It was the period of Mahatma Gandhi who leaded the whole freedom struggle. Nehru also got very much attached with the policies of Mahatma Gandhi that is ’Peace & Non-violence’. He actively took part in all freedom movement started by Mahatma Gandhi. This made a great change in the freedom
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Transvaal government’s treatment of Indian settlers who were in the minority in the region. In 1915‚ he returned to India and‚ after joining the Congress movement‚ he emerged as one of the party’s leaders. Gandhi preached passive resistance‚ believing that acts of violence against the British only provoked a negative reaction whereas passive resistance provoked the British into doing something which pushed more people into supporting the Indian National Congress movement. Gandhi was imprisoned in 1922
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THE NATION celebrating its 63rd Independence Day. India’s struggle for Independence is a saga of those thousands of men‚ women and even children who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the nation. And so by celebrating Independence Day‚ a homage is paid to all those who fought to bring Independence to our country. But gone are the days when every Indian citizen valued the importance of this great day. Time has eroded those sentiments and now we observe this day just like any other day or a
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