discrimination towards Indians in South Africa .Gandhi was traveling to the Transvaal province of South Africa by train where he was asked to move back to the third-class car even though he had a first class ticket. Gandhi refusing to make the change was thrown off the train. After being thrown off the train he had to make a decision whether to head back to India or stay and fight for the rights of Indians in South Africa. It was after witnessing the unfair treatment of Indians that
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possible for us to breathe in a free air. One such legendary freedom fighter and an imminently knowledgeable person was the first prime Minister of India‚ Jawaharlal Nehru. Also known as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru‚ he was one of the foremost leaders of Indian freedom struggle. The Father of the Nation‚ Mahatma Gandhi had realised the infinite potential of his favourite disciple at an early age. Jawaharlal Nehru literally shaped the destiny of free India. No wonder‚ he is also called as the architect of
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O level Sectional and Topical of Pakistan Studies 2059 Past 10 years CracKueen Till Oct/Nov ‘12 Contents: Paper 1 (Past papers combined under the following headings) • • • Section 1 (Cultural and Political background to the Pakistani Movement) Section 2 (The Emergence of Pakistan 1906-1947) Section 3 (Nationhood 1947-1999) Paper 2(Past papers combined under the following headings) • • • • • • • • • • • • The Natural Topography Climate of Pakistan Development of Water Resources Forests Mineral
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Nehru was born on 14 nov 1889 in allahbad. He was the son of Swaroop Rani and Motilal Nehru‚ a wealthy lawyer and a prominent leader of the indian independence movement. Jawaharlal Nehru received education in some of the finest schools and universitiesof the world. He did his schooling from Harrow and completed his Law degree from Trinity College‚ Cambridge.Jawaharlal Nehru returned to India in 1912 and started legal practice. On 7 February 1916‚ Nehru married
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postcolonial writers of India who are found to project the nation building attitude in their writings. His Waiting for the Mahatma‚ set in the surroundings of the writer’s created village Malgudi‚ is woven against the unconventional backdrop of the freedom movement. But in spite of using directly the national experience as the central theme as did Raja Rao‚ Narayan puts it in the background giving preference to the personal narrative. In Waiting for the Mahatma‚ the story develops through the development of
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Madam‚ Respected Teachers and all my dear friends... I take it as a honour to stand before you and say a few words on Indian Independence Day. It was today on 15th August that India woke up with Freedom way back in 1947 which is one of the biggest achievement for us. Who can forget that midnight of 15th August 1947 when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the Tri-coloured Indian Flag on Red Fort. Since that day we have got a great reason to celebrate this occasion every year with pride and honour.
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Ashram is located in the Ahmedabad at the bank of River Sabarmati. This was one of the residences of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This ashram is now a national monument established by the Government of India due to its significance for the Indian independence movement in the form of the Dandi March in 1930. The ashram was originally established at the Kocharab Bungalow of Jivanlal Desai on 25 May 1915. The Ashram was then shifted on 17 June 1917 to a piece of open land on the banks of the river Sabarmati
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precious to them. This anger towards each other created two separate political groups‚ the Indian National Congress whose leader was Mohandas Gandhi‚ and the Muslim League whose leader was Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Although they were from opposing sides they both agreed that cooperation between both religions was necessary for India’s independence. In the section The “Condition of India” from his pamphlet Indian Home Rule Gandhi expresses his feeling and beliefs towards Muslims‚ he felt that Hindus and
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Mahatama Gandhi is well known as the father of the Indian independence movement. During his lifetime Gandhi spent 20 years in South Africa working to end discrimination. He demonstrated a non-violent way of protesting against injustices. While in India‚ Gandhi’s simple lifestyle drew him to people. He spent the remaining years of his life working persistently to remove British rule from India as well as to better the lives of India’s poorest classes. Despite Gandhi’s appeal for peace‚ his life ended
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Swami Vivekananda rightly said‚ “All nations have attained greatness by paying proper respect to women. That country and that nation which does not respect women has never become great”. The principle of gender equality is also enshrined in the Indian Constitution. Not only does the Constitution grant equality to women‚ but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women. Empowerment of women must be regarded as not only an element of our efforts towards
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