Mohandas Gandhi Born into a merchant family in 1869‚ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was under the influence of powerful people. Members of his family had served as prime ministers of an Indian state for several generations. His parents were strong in their religion‚ being devout and earnest Hindus. They were a part of a Hindu sect that worshipped Vishnu and promoted non-violence. Apparently‚ he was most influenced by his mother‚ a gentle and intelligent person. According to Hindu custom‚ he married
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empire of ancient India. The other duo was that of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru who were instrumental in laying the base of a modern Indian state and giving shape to ideas in the realm of education‚ culture and democracy.1 Gandhi founded the Satyagraha Ashram after returning from South Africa and successfully employed the principles of Satyagraha in uniting the peasants of Kheda and Champaran against the government. After this victory Gandhi was bestowed the title of Bapu and Mahatma and his fame
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Despite the fact that Fanon and Gandhi‚ in their pursuit of independence‚ have tried to rid the colonized people of feelings of inferiority and alienation‚ despair and inaction‚ Gandhi is drawn to the nonviolent resistance in South Africa and India‚ whereas Fanon shows his approbation of the resistance violence in Algeria and revolutionary violence in Iran. However‚ certain issues remain controversial in both realms: (1) whether violence is an innate feature in human nature‚ (2) the degree of the
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Descriptive Essay abot Mahatma Gandhi’s Principle Truth(satya) Gandhi dedicated his life to the wider purpose of discovering truth‚ or Satya. He tried to achieve this by learning from his own mistakes and conducting experiments on himself. He called his autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Gandhi stated that the most important battle to fight was overcoming his own demons‚ fears‚ and insecurities. Gandhi summarised his beliefs first when he said "God is Truth". He would later change
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Personal Profile: Father’s Name : Mr. Ashok shrivastava Date OF Birth : 14 Aug. 1990 Marital Status : Single Nationality : Indian Language Known : Hindi & English Hobbies : playing cricket Skills : positive attitude‚I do my work Sincerely and
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Gandhi was a courageous leader in history. Gandhi faced many obstacles in his life one of his big obstacles was racism. Gandhi Also had great accomplishments in his life one of his accomplishments was leading many peaceful protest. Gandhi impacted the world in many ways being a big push for india to become a separate country. Gandhi was a courageous leader in history ‚but he also faced many obstacles in his life Gandhi faced many obstacles in his life one of them being discrimination/racism
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Biography of Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869.When he was thirteen he was married to Kasturbia who was also thirteen. Gandhi’s family was strictly vegetarian but he ate goat meat a friend gave him and immediately felt sick. Later that night he dreamed that a goat was bleating in his stomach. He ate meat six other times until he decided it was not worth it. When Gandhi was sixteen his father died. Whatever Gandhi did for humanity he didn’t think it was enough. “To
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Mahatma Gandhi From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Gandhi" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Gandhi (disambiguation). Mahatma Gandhi Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 Porbandar‚ Kathiawar Agency‚ British Indian Empire[1] Died 30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi‚ India Cause of death Assassination by shooting Resting place Cremated at Rajghat‚ Delhi 28.6415°N 77.2483°E Other names Mahatma Gandhi‚ Bapu‚ Gandhiji Ethnicity Gujarati Alma mater Alfred High
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Gandhi and Untouchability Mahatma Gandhi was highly grieved about the caste system that characterised Indian society. But it was untouchability that particularly pained him. All his life‚ he worked hard at eradicating this heinous practice from its very roots. He drew sharp distinction between caste and varna. Varna was based on profession. And in present day India‚ wrote Gandhi‚ there is no other trace of varnashram‚ as they are easily interchangeable‚ and were are actually interchanged at times
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Analyzing the speech ‘What Educated Women Can Do’ by Indira Gandhi‚ published in the Selected Speeches and Writings of Indira Gandhi from September 1972 to March 1977 (WordPress.com 2011) stresses on the importance of women’s education and their neglect not only in India but around the whole world. In this speech‚ Gandhi provides many strong stances on women’s education. Gandhi discusses its culture and superstitions and how women in India have been oppressed of proper/formal education. She also
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