Anna Hazare and His Fast and Fight Against Corruption and for Fundamental Rights of the People in India … A Revolution Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist and an eminent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement‚ using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Hazare also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan—the third-highest civilian award—by the Government of India in 1992 for his fervent efforts
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Foundation Course 1 Human Rights‚ Gender and Environment Indian Women’s Movement Aparna Basu∗ The roots of the Indian women’s movement go back to the nineteenth century male social reformers who took up issues concerning women and started women’s organizations. Women started forming their own organization from the end of the nineteenth century first at the local and then at the national level. In the years before independence‚ the two main issues they took up were political rights and
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Frantz Fanon was a deeply involved and diligent philosopher who recognized the separation and relations between the oppressed and the oppressors as well as the fight for freedom. He specifically speaks on Algeria as the colonized‚ facing the French who were the colonizers. Fanon was writing mainly during the 1940’ s-60 when decolonization was becoming popular. Fanon was greatly involved in the decolonization struggle‚ and in his book The Wretched of the Earth‚ Fanon explains and observes the ways
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DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Introduction “When women move forward‚ the family moves‚ the village moves and the nation moves. Those‚ who will understand‚ will lay foundation of a great nation.” Indeed‚ History suggest this as well that western societies which promoted women’s rights‚ freedom‚ self-reliance and fraternity among its citizens have progressed ahead of their time leaving behind the rest of the world drowned in prejudices. In India‚ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was one of the men
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References: Sarojini Naidu (extreme right) with Mahatma Gandhi during Salt Satyagraha‚ 1930 Naidu joined the Indian national movement in the wake of partition of Bengal in 1905 Her 135th birth anniversary (in 2014) was marked by a doodle on Google India ’s homepage.[14] Golden Threshold 1917: The Broken Wing: Songs of Love‚ Death
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he showed his willingness to put his body at risk in order to achieve the independence for his people. He neutralized his ideology of non-cooperation movements by the blend of ‘negative value of ahimsa (non-violence) with the positive value of satyagraha (a quest for truth through mass political activity)’ [5]. In doing so ‘Gandhi offered India’s political elite‚ moreover‚ a compelling strategy of political action’
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India is a country that is rich in culture and spiritual beliefs. This all changed when the British landed a company that not only changed the societal business but also the government rule as well as their cultural aspects. This company was named the East India Company. With its gradual expansion‚ the company managed to build English communities in Calcutta‚ Bombay‚ and Madras; the three presidency states of India. Although the East India Company’s intentions where to pursue and expand trade with
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Mohandas Gandhi returns from South Africa 1916 Jinnah becomes President of AIML INC and AIML united against British 1917 Chelmsford-Montague Reforms promised limited representative democracy Split between AIML and INC 1919 India Act‚ Rowlatt Satyagraha beginning of mass politics 1920-22 Non-cooperation-Khilafat Movement under Gandhi; introduction of Satyagrapha policy and non-violence; Hindu-Muslim unity; ended because of rising violence 1920 Jinnah leaves Congress 1928 Landless labourers
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theLokpal (Sanskrit: protector of the people). It would be empowered to register and investigate complaints of corruption against politicians and bureaucrats without prior government approval.[2][3][4] In April 2011‚ civil activist Anna Hazare started a Satyagraha movement by commencing an indefinite fast in New Delhi to demand the passing of the bill. The movement attracted attention in the media‚ and hundreds of thousands of supporters‚ in part due to the organizational skills of Arvind Kejriwal.[5] Following
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(II) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Life and Times: Dr. Ambedkar was born on 14th April‚ 1891 in Mhow‚ Madhya Pradesh. Born as Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar‚ he belonged to the ‘untouchable’ Mahar caste. His father‚ Ramji Ambedkar‚ served in the military. Many from the Mahar community had joined the Bombay army of the East India Company. Bhim’s mother passed away when he was six years old. His father‚ a follower of Kabir and a strict vegetarian‚ retired after fourteen years of military service. The Ramji family moved
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