MAHATMA GANDHI NG INDIA Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled"‚ "venerable"[2])—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚[3]—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father"
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These are the words written by the late Pandrangi Rajeswara Rao in his book‚ "Profiles in Patriotism’’ epitomising the personality of a great Indian who changed the course of the nation’s history and simply signed M.K. Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ venerated as Mahatma Gandhi‚ was born in Porbandar‚ a coastal town‚ near Rajkot in the Saurashtra region (Gujarat)‚ on October 2‚ 1869. Formal education over‚ Gandhiji went to England for further studies and became a Bar-at-Law and practised for
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Waiting for the Mahatma (1955) is perhaps the most controversial novel of R. K. Narayan. Apart from its artistic merits and demerits (which are considerable)‚ many Indian readers of the novel have felt dissatisfied with it and found it difficult to warm up to it particularly because of the way the Mahatma is portrayed in it. Non-Indian readers however have more or less favourably reacted to it‚ while being alive to its artistic lapses. An extreme instance is H. M. Williams who regards it as one of
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Life and thoughts of mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in the coastal town of Porbandar‚ one of scores of tiny princely states and now part of theIndian state of Gujarat. Although the Gandhis‚ meaning grocers‚ were merchants by caste‚ they had risen to important political positions. Mohandas’s father was the chief administrator and member of the court of Porbandar‚ and his grandfather that of the adjacent tiny state of Junagadh. Gandhi grew up in an eclectic religious
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force as a last resort. Gandhi believed in the nonviolent approach he refused to submit. He led peaceful protests and civil disobedience movements to achieve independence for India from British rule. His philosophy of ahimsa‚ or nonviolence‚ inspired many other civil rights leaders around the world. He upheld the truth and didn’t back down when faced with violence. I would guess that King probably looked up to Gandhi and took inspiration from Gandhi’s teachings. Gandhi fought for civil rights for
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Great Britain leading to the Salt March and eventual Indian independence in 1947. In 1930 Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi‚ an Indian lawyer often regarded as the father of his country‚ sent a handwritten letter to the representative of the British crown in India‚ Viceroy Lord Irwin‚ which aimed to end Indian oppression through nonviolent means. Through his use of charged language and repetition‚ Gandhi conveys his desire for peace and justice along with the Indian people’s resentment of British colonial
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more importance than the ’editorials’‚ I believe it should be interesting to know how the Father of our Nation‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ contributed to the fields of journalism and mass communication. An effective communicator‚ Gandhi was fearless and eloquent with his words. He reached out to millions of people and convinced them of his cause. According to Chalapathi Raju‚ an eminent editor‚ Gandhi was probably the greatest journalist of all time‚ and the weeklies he ran and edited were probably the greatest
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In situations of civil unrest the people need a leader to led them to justice Martin Luther king Jr and Mahatma Gandhi rose to the accotion and led in the controversial times. Gandhi counter british rule‚ led india to freedom and ignited the thirst for world wide freedom. Martin Luther king utilized Gandhi’s teachings to help leb African Americans and minorities to civil rights for all. While their approaches for peace and equality are similar they are very different. The differences whether is minor
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In 1915‚ Gandhi returned to India permanently. He brought an international reputation as a leading Indian nationalist‚ theorist and organiser. He joined the Indian National Congress and was introduced to Indian issues‚ politics and the Indian people primarily by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Gokhale was a key leader of the Congress Party best known for his restraint and moderation‚ and his insistence on working inside the system. Gandhi took Gokhale’s liberal approach based on British Whiggish traditions
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Mohandas Gandhi‚ Whom most people know as Mahatma‚ meaning “Great Soul‚” is one of the most prevalent images in the minds of those who think about great leaders‚ in the movement for human rights and non-violence. However‚ not much is known about his life as a child and his achievements in the early twentieth century. All the staging grounds in Gandhi’s stance towards non violence‚ human rights‚ and peace took place in the years leading up to the twentieth century and the first
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