Soul. This exact name was given to the influential and powerful leader named Mohandas Gandhi. While in South Africa‚ he became an outspoken critic of South Africa’s discrimination policies. This great leader declined to join any political agitation supporting the British war. He was a dominant figure on the political stage commanding an influence (Nanda‚B.R.) . Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination was unjust. Gandhi was a political and spiritual leader who wanted independence for India. He was influential
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Nations all around the world have fueled the rise of various leaders‚ some changing their nation and country for the better‚ while others dragged their country down and lead to the death of millions. Two examples of this are when Mohandas Gandhi had risen to fame in India‚ and when Adolf Hitler took power in Germany. During the 1800’s in India‚ Britain had already set up colonized empires. Britain hoped to gain valuable resources such as iron and coal from imperialising India‚ as well as felt as
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MAHATMA K. GANDHI VERSUS GENGHIS KHAN Emre Can Petek‚ International University of Sarajevo‚ Sarajevo April 9‚ 2013 ABSTRACT There are so many leaders in this world who shaped the destiny and created a new order for their countries. Two of very popular leaders are Mahatma Gandhi(India) and Genghis Khan(Mongolia). This research makes an analysis of these specific leaders‚ with focusing on their skills and how they changed the world‚ the ways they used while they were in charge. This paper will mention
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Essay "Compare the strengths and weaknesses of ONE Asian leader with those of ONE leader from another part of the world. " Name :Course :Tutor :College :Date : A comparison of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela .Introduction Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 in India . He was assassinated at the age of 78 .He is recognized as political and religious leader of India and the Indian independence movement . He was the found of Satyagraha ‚ an idea that is mainly concerned with truth and confrontation to
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Mahatma Gandhi is considered to be the leading theorist in the history of civil disobediencmovement. The Gandhian concept of civil disobedience and satyagraha is the greatest contributionto mankind in our times. Albert Einstein said‚ “It is my belief that the problem of bringing peaceto the world on a supranational basis will be solved only by employing Gandhi’s method on alarge scale.” Martin Luther King Jr. said‚ “From my background I gained my regulating Christianideals‚ from Gandhi‚ I learned
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Great Britain leading to the Salt March and eventual Indian independence in 1947. In 1930 Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi‚ an Indian lawyer often regarded as the father of his country‚ sent a handwritten letter to the representative of the British crown in India‚ Viceroy Lord Irwin‚ which aimed to end Indian oppression through nonviolent means. Through his use of charged language and repetition‚ Gandhi conveys his desire for peace and justice along with the Indian people’s resentment of British colonial rule
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truth and simplicity. Gandhi was a man who seen that at the bottom of every religion they are all the same. He tried to show the world that nonviolence and peace is mightier than the most powerful weapon. Gandhi’s natural will and determination to show the world what we all could do inspires me to do my best. When I dedicate myself to something that interests me‚ I put all I can into it to succeed. When I do the absolute best on a project‚ I am proud of my results. Gandhi didn’t care what others
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and at gloomy moments helped others to laugh. Also‚ he did not hesitate to step aside for another --for his older brother Vithal when the latter wanted to use his passport and ticket to London‚ and‚ years later‚ for Jawaharlal Nehru‚ when Mahatma Gandhi desired that Nehru should sit in a chair to which Patel seemed entitled. And this strong man before whom rajas and maharajas trembled‚ and to whom rich men gave large funds for India’s national movement‚ did not allow a rupee to stick to his fingers
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of courageous and strong leaders are Mahatma Gandhi and Maximilien Robespierre. While Gandhi and Robespierre have their differences‚ they both risked their lives while battling against the inequality among their people. Gandhi fought for the equality in India and Robespierre fought for the equality in France. Both of these brave men strived towards a country that did not treat people differently based on their race‚ social class or wealth. While Gandhi had a more peaceful and nonviolent way of defying
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achieving a goal. Mahatma Gandhi was the man who founded this form of protest. People‚ especially westerners‚ are astonished that this method of protest would work. They do not understand allowing people to harm you without retaliating would gain independence for India. To answer the question: How did Gandhi methods work? I would say that Gandhi’s nonviolent movement worked because of his clear communication‚ nonviolent tactics‚ and his commitment to India gaining independence. Gandhi wrote a letter to
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