Mao was influenced primarily by Western ideologies‚ Ghandi based the Indian revolution within a mix of Hindu and Western influences. First and foremost to Ghandi was the idea of Indian Nationalism and the strong sense of being exclusively Indian‚ a romantic notion also preached by Henry David Thoreau. When Thoreau speaks of an American government that he wishes was less controlling‚ he insists‚ “The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it would have
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Muslims Reformists movements were a precursor of Two Nation Theory. Discuss it in the light of the efforts of Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi and Shan Wali Ullah. 3. The sorry state of affairs in Pakistan today is neither the dream of Allama Iqbal nor the vision of Quad-e-Azam. What is the ideology of Pakistan in the light of the above statement and the sayings of Quad-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal and how has it evolved over time? 4. What is the role of Aligarh Movement in the Pakistan Movement? Was Deoband
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Final years • 5 Legacy o 5.1 Commemoration • 6 Writings • Conclusion INTRODUCTION: The son of a wealthy Indian barrister and politician‚ Motilal Nehru‚ Jawaharlal Nehru 14 November 1889–27 May 1964[3]) was an Indian statesman who was the first (and to date the longest-serving) prime minister of India‚ from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement‚ Nehru was elected by the Congress Party to assume office as independent India’s first Prime Minister‚ and re-elected
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Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) was a great Indian nationalist leader who worked for independence and social reform. He became first prime minister of independent India‚ a position he retained until his death. He initiated India’s nonalignment policy in foreign affairs. Jawaharlal Nehru was born on Nov. 14‚ 1889‚ in Allahabad into a proud‚ learned Kashmiri Brahmin family. His father‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a wealthy barrister and influential politician. Jawaharlal was an only
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The Prime Minister‚ Shri Narendra Modi‚ today exhorted people to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi`s vision of Clean India. Launching the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan at Rajpath in New Delhi‚ the Prime Minister paid homage to two great sons of Mother India‚ Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri‚ on their birth anniversary. He recalled how the nation`s farmers had responded to Shri Shastri`s call of “Jai Jawan‚ Jai Kisan‚” and made India self-sufficient in food security. He said that out of
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Bhagat Singh left school and joined the freedom movement. Rani Lakshmi Rani Lakshmi Bai was a great woman. She was born on 13th November‚ 1835. She was the daughter of Moropant and Bhagirathi. She was called Manu in her childhood. As a child she learnt how to read‚ write‚ and wrestle and how to ride a horse. She received her training as a soldier. She was married to Gangadhar Rao‚ the king of Jhansi. Mangal Pandey the cartridges used by Indian sepoys were greased with the fat of cow and pig.
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Masaryk University Faculty of Arts Department of English and American Studies English Language and Literature Dita Polcarová Historical and Political Issues of India as Reflected in Rushdie`s Midnight`s Children Bachelor’s Diploma Thesis Supervisor: PhDr. Lidia Kyzlinková‚ CSc.‚ M.Litt. 2008 Declaration: I declare that I have worked on this thesis independently‚ using only the primary and secondary sources listed in the bibliography. …………………………………………….. Dita Polcarová
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son of an equally brilliant father‚ as the disciple‚ favored son‚ and successor to India’s moral and ethical leader Mahatma Gandhi‚ as a modernist‚ socialist‚ and humanist‚ as the second-in-command to Gandhi in India’s freedom movement‚ the most popular leader of the Indian National Congress party‚ a first-rate author‚ orator and organizer‚ Jawaharlal Nehru was the political role model and cultural icon‚ especially for the youth of India. Jawaharlal‚ born in 1889‚ was the only son of the three
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Analysis of Thoreau ’s Writing ’s One of the best commentators on Thoreau today is Sullivan and according to him all the Walden years may be viewed almost as a stunt. These writings are No Impact Man‚ Julie and Julia‚ The Year of Living Biblically and Supersize Me. Probably these are the years in which Thoreau is trying to find a little more of himself. The peak of these writings is Civil Disobedience. In Walden‚ Thoreau gave the total cost of his hut‚ item by item and since he used only second
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India had struggled for its independence from 1858 to 1947. The British had forced themselves into India which brought economic and social alterations to every day life; destroying traditional Indian values. During the early 1920s Mohandas Gandhi began leading nonviolent resistances against European rule‚ this method was known as Satyagraha. Gandhi claimed the adoration of India’s people through his philosophies and strong nationalism. Many participated in his nonviolent resistances‚ and by 1947
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