Munshi Premchand (1880-1936) Premchand was the pen name adopted by the Hindi writer Dhanpatrai who was born on 31 July 1880 at Lamati near Varanasi. His early education was in a madarasa under a Maulavi‚ where he learnt Urdu. When he was studying in the ninth class he was married‚ much against his wishes. He was then fifteen. In 1919‚ while he was a teacher at Gorakhpur‚ he passed his B.A.‚ with English‚ Persian and History. He had a second marriage with Shivarani Devi‚ a child-widow‚ who wrote a
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In the Indian history of freedom struggle for independence many great warriors laid down their life. There is a record of every incident. One of the most tragic incident in the history is the Jallianwala Bagh massacre which took place in Amritsar (Punjab). Winston Churchill stated this account as "’The incident in Jallian walaBagh was an extra ordinary event‚ a monstrous event‚ an event which stands in a singular and silver stone isolation......" The most heartbreaking incident of the Indian history
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Gandhi was finally released from prison in January 1931 and called off the ‘satyagraha’ in exchange for an equal negotiating role at a London conference on India’s future‚ which he attended in August of that year as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. Gandhi had many different methods of protesting the British government’s policies in a non-violent
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because he was an Indian. It was in London that he read Henry David Thoreau’s "Civil Disobedience"‚ which inspired his principle of non-violence. | Remembering Gandhi | He returned to India in 1891. But two years later he left again‚ this time for South Africa where he was to stay for 20 years. He was the country’s first "coloured" lawyer to be admitted to the bar. Deeply troubled by the country’s racism towards Indians‚ he founded the Natal Indian Congress to agitate for Indian rights in 1894.
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Mohandas Gandhi: The Story of My Experiments the Truth Gandhi played a major role in the development of nonviolence and peaceful activities. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He had many followers‚ and taught many how to protest peacefully‚ instead of using violence and war. Gandhi is a role model for many people today and is one of the most famous of all nonviolent activists. Gandhi made a large impact on
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from a religious aspect between the Pakistanis‚ Indians‚ and the British. The different problems that arose in South Asia was mostly class or caste systems (Docs 2‚ 3‚ 4)‚ rivalry (Docs 1‚ 6‚ 10)‚ and religious tensions (Docs 5‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9) against the different countries and cricket teams. Cricket in many ways was a unifying force for the different classes in India as well as the relationship between Britain and India. As seen in Document 2‚ an Indian cricketer was invited to “...join the Sussex team
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Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) was known as a vital figure for the Indian Independence Movement and also known for putting forward the philosophy of upholding non-violence and pacifism. Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar (ruled by British Indian Empire). He was a sacrificial hero to all at the time when India gained independence. Gandhi studied law at the age of twenty-two and spent another twenty years helping South Africa protect the rights of
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HISTORY & CIVICS H.C.G. - Paper - 1 (Two hours) Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt all questions from Part I (Compulsory). A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II‚ two out of three questions from Section A and three out of five questions
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power‚ without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition” (Pletcher). Is a trademark for Indian independence. Born october 2‚ 1869 in the present day Indian state of Gujarat. He came from a successful family as his father was chief minister and his mother devoted her time to Vaishnavism (one of the various major branches of hinduism). Gandhi
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ROLE OF GUJARAT IN FREEDOM STRUGGLE Gujarat played a vital role in Indian freedom struggle. Many incidents such as Satyagraha were started in Gujarat. Many freedom fighters took part in Indian freedom struggle.They are as follows: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) was born into a Hindu Modh family in Porbandar‚ Gujarat‚ India in 1869. He was the son of Karamchand Gandhi‚ the divan (Chief Minister) of Porbandar‚ and Putlibai‚ Karamchand fourth wife (his
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