depending on how we perceive it. Let us take for example the independence struggle of two countries – Libya and India . while the people of India were patient in their freedom struggle against the british‚ same was not the case with Libya. In India ‚ mahatma Gandhi advocated the use of peace as a weapon against the british rule and obtained freedom through non violent means. The result was that a new india was able to emerge which was free from any bloodshed. In Libya‚ people demanded freedom through
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Gandhian Values and its Relevance to me as a Future Leader : Ajay Dixit (10BEC1007) Amidst the atmosphere of tension‚ violence‚ differences of opinion‚ unemployment and inflation globally‚ today the question is being raised again and again about the relevance of Gandhian philosophy which is based on truth and non-violence. Anyhow‚ most of the people who oppose Gandhi’s thoughts unfortunately are Indians and not foreigners. These people did not feel the relevance of Gandhian thoughts even when
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as the other whites. Martin Luther King’s speech inspired lots of people then and now. Martin Luther King didn’t stop there. He traveled to India to meet Mahatma Gandhi who inspired him with his success of non-violence activism. With a little help from Harris Wofford‚ he was able to fund his journey in April 1959. While he was there Mahatma Gandhi expanded Martin Luther King’s understanding in non-violence. Martin Luther King quotes “ Since being in India‚ I am more convinced than ever before
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History of the Indian caste system From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Indian society has consisted of thousands of endogamous clans and groups called jatis since ancient times. The Brahminical scriptures and texts tried to bring this diversity under a comprehensible scheme which hypothesised four idealised meta groups called varna. The first mention of the formal varna Indian caste system is in the famous Purusha Sukta of the Rigveda‚ although it is the only mention
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named rajkumar shukla compelled him to visit champaran because of the long term injustice of landlords.Then the two of them boarded a train for the city of patna in bihar. From there shukla led him to the house of a lawyer named rajendra prasad. Mahatma Gandhi’s humble and simple attire made the servants mistook him as another poor peasant. He surveyed before taking any vital step in order to get those peasants justice. It was the time when british government punished those who in any condition gave
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dominion status in 1947‚ but the partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan was a great disappointment to Gandhi‚ who had long worked for Hindu-Muslim unity. In September 1947 he ended rioting in Calcutta (Kolkata) by fasting. Known as the Mahatma (“Great-Souled”)‚ Gandhi had won the affection and loyalty of millions. In January 1948 he was shot and killed by a young Hindu
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Shaheed meaning a martyr in Hindi. Ganghiji Gandhiji’s full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on October 2‚ 1869 in a town called Poxbandar‚ Gujarat. He was the architect of India’s freedom and one of the greatest men of this century. Mahatma Gandhi’s life was dedicated to the ideals of truth‚ non-violence and
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already and this section is an attempt to highlight some of those thoughts and acts. 2 timeless quotes which will remain relevant till life blossoms on the earth: Whatever you do will be insignificant‚ but it is very important that you do it. - Mahatma Gandhi Society does not go down because of the activities of criminals but because of the inactivities of the good people - Swami
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that rose to the occasion of protesting and marching in order to get equal rights for African Americans. The protest and marches he organized where always met with violence but not on his part because he had adopted the nonviolence philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. Throughout his speech Dr. King used metaphors‚ antithesis‚ word choice and repetition to establish his credibility and to appeal to the logical and emotional side of his audience. One of the techniques that Dr. King uses in his speech is
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“To be great is to be misunderstood‚” a famous quote written by the transcendentalist‚ Emerson‚ in Self-Reliance. Going by the nickname “Mahatma” which truly means “great soul”‚ Ghandi was one of the most misunderstood people in history. Ghandi is characterized as a scrawny simplistic dressed man born in 1869 in India‚ however he is one of the most complex and contradictory characters in all of history (McGeary). Ghandi was raised under two religious parents who practiced Hinduism‚ and pushed for
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