others as for ourselves. 4. Constructive Action: Once acknowledged and balanced‚ we must use our talents to empower others in creating social change as a whole community. Do you think that nonviolence is relevant for the 21st Century? B. For Gandhi religion played a
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one such modern writer whose novels are set in the colonial and post-colonial periods of India. In his works‚ he created the imaginary town of Malgudi‚ which was in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India‚ where realistic characters in a typically Indian setting lived amid unpredictable events. The book ‘Waiting for the Mahatma’ written by Narayan begins in latter part of the colonial era‚ in the 1940’s‚ when the Quit India movement is taking place. Though a greater part of this book is set in Malgudi
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was able to raise awareness of the injustice of apartheid; segregation‚ racism‚ and oppression of Indian people in both India and South Africa. Through nonviolent protests and a political movement he led‚ named the Indian National Congress‚ Gandhi was able to inspire and encourage his followers to stand against injustice. Gandhi was a charismatic and devout man. He studied law‚ languages‚ and the philosophical study of religions‚ including Hinduism‚ Christianity‚ Buddhism
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Friedrich Nietzsche and Mahatma Gandhi‚ two mammoth political figures of their time‚ attack the current trend of society. Their individual philosophies and concepts suggest a fundamental problem: if civilization is so diseased‚ can we overcome this state of society and the sickness that plagues the minds of the masses in order to advance? Gandhi and Nietzsche attain to answer the same proposition of sickness within civilization‚ and although the topic of unrest among both may be dissimilar‚ they
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GANDHIJI’S EARLY CAREER When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi called for a nation- wide Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in March 1919‚ his first attempt at leading an all India struggle‚ he was already in his fiftieth year. To understand the man who was about to take over the reins of the Indian National Movement and guide its destinies through its most climactic years‚ it is necessary to begin his story at least twenty five years earlier‚ in 1893‚ when as a twenty-four old barrier‚ he
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Rajiv Gandhi‚ the eldest son of Feroze and Indira Gandhi‚ was born on August 20‚ 1944 and the youngest person to become the Prime Minister of India at the age of 40. He was India’s 9th Prime Minister and 3rd among the Gandhi family. He held his position after her mother’s death on October 31‚ 1984 until he resigned on December 2‚ 1989 after an election defeat. Though having no relationship to Mahatma Gandhi‚ his leadership brought substantial influence in India’s external political relationship.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar‚ a coastal town which was then part of the Bombay Presidency‚ British India. He was born in his ancestral home‚ now known as Kirti Mandir. His father‚ Karamchand Gandhi was Hindu Modh Baniya (1822–1885)‚ served as the divan minister) of Porbander state‚ a small princely salute state in the Kathiawar Agency of British India.His grandfather was Uttamchand Gandhi‚ also called Utta Gandhi. His mother‚ Putlibai‚ who was from a Pranami
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Mahatma Gandhi is remembered in the world for four major virtues. They are non-violence‚ truth‚ love and fraternity. By applying these four virtues he brought freedom to India. His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born in Porebandar of Gujarat on 2 October 1869. His father was an officer in charge of a Province. Mohandas married while he was reading in High School. After passing the Entrance Examination he went to England to study law. M. K.Gandhi was not born great. He was
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Tamil Nadu Trip October 2011 This trip was planned two months before‚ as it involved many train journeys. Our tickets booked through 62 express always materializes & this one did too. This trip started with Vadodara on 22nd Sat with Appa & Amma. On 23rd‚ we boarded Karnavati Express to Mumbai at 06-45 am. Train comes from Ahmedabad & stops for 5 minutes at Vadodara. The coolie at Vadodara refused to budge below Rs.150; but we coolly got inside the train. Luckily‚ ours were the last seats which
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MGR – Tamizhin Thangamagan (The Golden Son of Tamil) Introduction This essay is an attempt to sketch a brief biographic study on Dr. Marudhur Gopalan Ramachandran (MGR)‚ one of the most influential political veterans in south India and often referred by many as the “Golden Son” of the ‘Dravida Iyakam’. MG Ramachandran was born on Jan 17th 1917 in Sri Lanka. He started his career as an actor in 1936. Acting was his first love and he continued to act for a short time even after he became a politician
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