a tendency to free thinking unfettered by any superstitious allegiance to any isms‚ political or religious. That is why I worked actively for the eradication of untouchability and the caste system based on birth alone. I openly joined anti-caste movements and maintained that all Hindus were of equal status as to rights‚ social and religious and should be considered high or low on merit alone and not through the accident of birth in a particular caste or profession. I used publicly to take part in
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their aims. They did not believe in petitions‚ appeals and memorandums and they followed harsh methods and resorted to passive resistance. The nationalists believed in the strength of Indian masses. They believed in launching a continued struggle against the British. They promoted the national movement into mass movement. Swadeshi was another method adopted by the nationalists. Its main aim was to hit the Britishers economically. They promoted a clear-cut break from the constitutional methods followed
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that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi- a lawyer from India. Aka Mahatma Gandhi –meaning great soul Gandhi‚ Indian Independence Leader. Gandhi was kicked off a train after refusing to move from his rightful first class seat while travelling to Pretoria. This small act of personal racism sparked a great deal of courage within Gandhi resulting in his determination to fight for discriminations for all Indians. Spending a year in South Africa after accepting a job‚ Gandhi was faces with an overwhelming amount
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In 1913 the Quaid-i-Azam joined the All India Muslim League without abandoning the membership of the Congress of which he had been an active member for some years. But this membership of the two organizations ended in December 1920. On the occasion of the special session at Nagpur the Congress adopted a new creed which permitted the use of unconstitutional means and decided to resort to non-violent non-co-operation for the attainment of self-government. The new policy and programme in essence envisaged
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historical time for India‚ the day of “India’s arrival at independence”‚ the 15th of August 1947. India attained independence following an Independence Movement noted for great nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress. On this day in 1947‚ Jawaharial Nehru‚ became India’s first prime minister and raised the Indian national flag above the Lahore Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi. Needless to say‚ celebrations on this day were over the top and in full force. The British
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Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity”.So‚ for the first time in history‚ Muslim League and Indian National Congress worked together to present a set of demands to British which came to be known as the Lucknow
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FOR THE MAHATMA deals with the story of a young man named Sriram whose life revolves round the influence of Mahatma on him during the years of Indian Freedom Struggle. In his age of twenty he meets a girl named Bharati‚ an ardent Gandhi follower and was collecting money for some funds. Her life is pretty much revolving around Gandhiji and his movement. By presenting Mahatma realistically in town Narayan has portrayed a concrete
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his great nation has been fell into by the mighty British Empire. He does this without offending anyone and as is expected from an England- educated noble genius. As an aftermath of the second world war and due to the severeness of the Indian Independence Movement‚ the British however were forced to leave India during 1947. But 6 years earlier‚ Tagore had died without seeing a free India. In the present times‚ this poem serves a dual purpose. It unveils the horrible downtrodden position to which
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is a historical figure who moves you to tears. Mostly these are tears of joy‚ for he achieved a thrilling Indian unity. Yet some are tears of pity‚ for the Sardar suffered and sacrificed much. This man of steel learnt early to be tough‚ for he was born as a middle child in a family of impoverished peasant proprietors. As Vallabhbhai would himself recall‚ his parents’ hopes seemed centered on the eldest two sons‚ Soma and Narsi‚ and their affection on the youngest two
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Those were the dark days of British rule in India. Lokamanya Tilak was leading the Indian Freedom movement and he declared that ’Swaraj(Independence) is my Birth Right’. And Vande Mataram slogan was driving hundreds and thousands of young Indians towards the Indian freedom struggle. At this juncture British Govt arrested Lokamanya Tilak and he has to undergo 6 years of imprisonment for leading the freedom Movement. The whole country Rose to protested the arrest of their dear leader. Our Dr-ji
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