Relevance of Gandhi in Modern Times | | by Rajen Barua | | | Looking at the present state of affairs in India‚ the birthplace of Gandhi‚ one would probably surmise that Gandhism‚ whatever the term may mean‚ cannot have any relevance in modern times. Gandhi is called the Father of the Nation who‚ single handedly stood up against the mighty British Empire‚ without any arms‚ and brought her independence. However‚ today‚ just after 60 years of his assassination‚ Gandhi is remembered in India
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words that people think of in connection to Mohandas Gandhi. Many people know that Mohandas Gandhi was a leader of marches‚ but he was so much more. As a march leader‚ Gandhi showed the world that violence is never the answer and one person with support can change the world. He left a legacy as a non-violent protests. Mohandas Gandhi’s early life was difficult. In his family he had to marry at a young age. He also had some family tragedies. Gandhi was married at age 13. He had 4 children with his
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How far do the Sources suggest that Gandhi was an effective leader? Firstly‚ Source 10 mainly agrees with the statement. Source 12 also agrees‚ on the other hand source 11 disagrees heavily with the statement. Source 10 is written by Lord Chelmsford‚ the viceroy of India. He states that “Gandhi is a man of great saintliness of character”. This shows that the viceroy respects Gandhi even though‚ in many respects‚ Gandhi is his enemy. He views him as an equal perhaps‚ and respects him as a leader
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Although Gandhi was from India and Hitler was from Germany‚ they both had a sense of nationalism. British rule in India caused conflict‚ creating a growing need of independence. In Germany‚ the failing economy caused Hitler to step up and act on this pride. Nationalism differed between Gandhi’s India and Hitler’s Germany. This is represented in a few different ways‚ including Gandhi’s peace‚ Hitler’s violence‚ and their influence of future generations. After World War I‚ many British colonies were
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GANDHIJI’S EARLY CAREER When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi called for a nation- wide Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in March 1919‚ his first attempt at leading an all India struggle‚ he was already in his fiftieth year. To understand the man who was about to take over the reins of the Indian National Movement and guide its destinies through its most climactic years‚ it is necessary to begin his story at least twenty five years earlier‚ in 1893‚ when as a twenty-four old barrier‚ he
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much did Gandhi contribute towards their emancipation. The book has altogether 5 chapters‚ starting with the first chapter which is ‘Position of women in before Gandhi’. Chapter 2‚ 3‚ 4 is about ‘Social regeneration’‚ ‘Economic regeneration’‚ and ‘Political regeneration’ of the women in our Indian Society when Gandhi came into the scene. And the last chapter is ‘Gandhi and the present status of women’‚ which is mostly an attempt made by the authors to assess the contribution made by Gandhi to the
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The movie Gandhi starts off with the assassination of Gandhi on January 30‚ 1948. He was killed because of the split of Hindus and Muslims into Pakistan and India‚ instead of trying to keep the country united (which was impossible at the time). The story then jumps back to Gandhi early in his life‚ when he is a practicing attorney. He is traveling in South Africa on a train and is thrown off because he refuses to give up his first class seat. The conductor wants him to move because he is Indian.
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Humanities Exam Essay Structure Amza 10E QUESTION 1 INTRODUCTION Contention Gandhi was mostly effective in achieving independence for India Terms Evaluate – finding how valuable Gandhi was as a leader through his ideas about passive resistance that he introduced to his follower and how he used it to achieve independence Effective Leader – is someone who doesn’t always successful‚ but able to bring change and new ideas to the society. An effective leader should have support from his follower
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would like to dream I could be a princess and ride into the sunset with my prince or like Mulan and fight to defend my father’s honor‚ but there was also something I could never quite grasp about Disney movies. Why did all the Disney mothers always die? For example in the movies The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella‚ both girls grow up without mothers and our left as orphans and maids to their heartless evil step mothers. The reason for this has become one of Disney greatest rumors
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