and motivation. This is illustrated by the revolutionary acts of Mahatma Gandhi and Stephen Hawking‚ as well as the life-changing deeds of everyday heroes like Lisa Chesser. Mahatma Gandhi was a leader of India’s independence movements; he persevered to advocate for Indians rights at home
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commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi‚ was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India.Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence‚ civil rights and freedom across the world.The son of a senior government official‚ Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu Bania[4] community in coastal Gujarat‚ and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous by fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians in South Africa‚ using new techniques of non-violent civil
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was ordered to remove his turban‚ but he refused to do so. All of these events Gandhi was victimized by showed him the cruelty of social injustice and he decided that he was going to make a change. While Gandhi was still there‚ he tried to aid the Indians in opposing a bill that would
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Annamarie McAllister Communicating Leadership February 27‚ 2014 Gandhi: Leading for a Change Mahatma Gandhi is internationally considered to be one of the most influential leaders the world has ever experienced. During India’s independence movement‚ Gandhi used non-violent‚ civil disobedience tactics in order to gain equality for Indian’s in South Africa and used these same methods to promote religious tolerance between Muslims and Hindus. By executing strong leadership styles‚ Gandhi was able
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The South Asian independence movement from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s changed with the formation of different organizations with different goals. Some of its ideals remained the same‚ while others changed as different leaders took power and the global situation changed. The Sepoy Mutiny was a symbol and a root of the struggle for Indian independence which would grow much larger over time. It caused the East India Company’s privilege of ruling the subcontinent to be transferred to the British
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Henry David Thoreau disgusted by slavery and the injustices of the Mexican-American War wrote “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”‚ where he states that civil disobedience is the deliberate defiance of a law to in order to change government policy or enact social reform. Civil disobedience was a major proponent in the women’s suffrage movement‚ Mohandas Gandhi’s campaign for independence in India‚ the civil rights movement in the USA‚ and the abolition of apartheid in South Africa. However there is
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Gandhi use various methods of non-violent civil disobedience to gain independence for India. Non Co-operation Movement One of the first series of non violent protests nationwide was the non cooperation movement started by Mahatma Gandhi. This movement officially started the Gandhian era in India. In this freedom struggle‚ the non cooperation movement was basically aimed at making the Indians aware of the fact that the British government can be opposed and if done actively‚ it will keep a check on them
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lawyer by profession before he joined the congress under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. He and Bapu were the best of friends. He fought relentlessly the freedom struggle with Mahatma Gandhi and made his presence felt during the non co-operative movement. He went on to become the president of Congress Party and led the freedom struggle aggressively under the guidance of mahatma Gandhi. Just before independence he stepped down from the post of president at the request of Mahatma Gandhi‚ although all
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opposition by the Indians passed the Rowlatt Act. It empowered the government particularly police to repress the political activities in India. A political prisoner could be detained for two years without trial. Why Non-Cooperation?: Gandhiji pointed out that British rule existed in India only because of the cooperation of Indians. Therefore‚ Indians should not cooperate with the British to force them to vacate India so that Swaraj (self rule) could come. Differing Strands within the Movement: In 1921
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the Freedom Struggle Actively and has contributed a lot in Building the Modern India‚Mostly he is respected by us Indians because of his contribution after the Independence. He is one of the Followers of Mahatma Gandhi who always shown his Faith in Mahatma and followed his path till he lived‚Sardar patel actively participated in Champaran‚Kheda Satygraha’s and in almost every Movement which is led by Mahatma Gandhi. But as i said he is More popular because of his work after the Independence of India
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