Mohandas Karmanchad Gandhi‚ who is also known as Mahatma 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
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Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu (Father of Nation)‚ was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence‚ civil rights‚ and freedom across the world.[2][3] The son of a senior government official‚ Gandhi was born and raised in a Bania[4] community in coastal Gujarat‚ and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous
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truly exemplary leader derived his power from the conscious citizenry. The leader I am referring to is Mahatma Gandhi. Instrumental in the Indian Independence movement‚ Gandhi’s influence extended beyond the borders of India to the rest of the world. Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence inspired millions‚ including the great American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. A simple‚ pious man‚ Gandhi identified with and won the hearts of India’s most politically and economically marginalized people
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Literary Analysis Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolent Resistance In this paper‚ I would like to examine the movie ‘’Ghandi”. Mohandas Gandhi was born in 1869 in India which was a colony of the British Empire. The life of young Mohandas centered on his mother‚ who taught him about the Hindu doctrine of ahisma‚ which is the refusal to do harm and the duty to do good. This belief was foundation for the bold and courageous acts that led to Gandhi’s fame as a proponent of nonviolence resistance
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War and Peace: From Personal Conflict Global Resolution Gandhi’s grandson‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ was an amazing speaker and cleared about the conflict between war and peace not only with our surrounding but also within ourselves. Mahatma believes that Gandhi’s theory is no longer being used in our modern times‚ that being positive attitude‚ love‚ and respect. On the other hand our modern times is just a display of negativity. He also believes that we should be a better person than yesterday; which we
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India is unarguably Mahatma Gandhi . He sacrificed his own life for the sake of his country. The respect that he earned for himself despite leading a simple lifestyle is much appreciable. Mahatma Gandhi played a vital role in the freedom struggle of India. His non violent ways and peaceful methods were the foundation for gaining independence from the British. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd October at Porbandar located in Gujarat His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi He went off to South
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in Hinduism recent history is mahatma gandhi a key name. We have mentioned that the Hindus would rather not harm or kill any other living beings. This ideal is called ahimsa‚ and it is most famous for having lived for it in modern times gandhi. He was born in India in 1896 and the name was Mohandas Gandhi. But eventually he got the nickname Mahatma‚ which means great soul. Gandhi fought for India’s independence while the country was under British colonial rule. methods were not violent‚ and neither
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Mahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી‚ pronounced [moːɦən̪d̪aːs kərəmʨən̪d̪ ɡaːn̪d̪ʱiː] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa‚ or total nonviolence‚ which helped India to gain independence‚ and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom
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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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One of India’s most important men in history was Mahatma Gandhi. In this interpretation I wish to discuss Mahatma Gandhi’s writing’s on India’s Independence. As discussed in "Indian Home Rule" written in 1909. Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi but known as Mahatma Gandhi lived from the year 1869 to the year 1948. He was the primary leader for India’s independence and one of the most successful users of civil disobedience in history. He was a spiritual and political leader in India‚ and he used his
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