Said President Barack Obama during his interaction with 9th Graders of Wakefield High School‚ Arlington‚ Virginia on September 8‚ 2009. Today is ’Gandhi Jayanti’ - the 144th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2‚ 1869 – January 30‚ 1948) popularly known as ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ or better still as ‘Father of the Nation’. In 2007‚ the United Nations declared 2nd October as the International Day of Non-Violence‚ as a mark of respectful tribute to a person who dedicated his life practicing
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path of non-violence or Ahimsa. His tactic of passive resistance or Satyagraha was his weapon to fight against the British rule. Swaraj for Gandhi meant self-rule‚ as much a moral and personal ethic‚ the self-rule of an individual over his own impulses and weaknesses‚ as the political objective of a people struggling rightfully to be free - an ambiguity which Gandhi was repeatedly to exploit during his Non-cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements. Gandhiji and his ideologies were quite successful
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In each selection Henry David Thoreau‚ Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ and Nelson Mandela reflect the spirit of optimism and individualism which led each of these men to contribute towards social reforms within their countries. In Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”‚ he begins to speak of the Mexican-American war and how he feels paying taxes that support the war is unjust‚ therefore‚ he protests the payment and is placed in jail. Author Thoreau discusses that taking action to bring about social change is seen through
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ also known as Mahatma‚ “The great-souled one”‚ was an Indian nationalist leader and architect of one of the most famous forms of civil disobedience‚ Satyagraha or more commonly known as non-violent passive resistance. Satyagraha had a large impact on the world and still remains as one of the most potent philosophies in freedom struggles throughout the world today. Gandhi spent some time as an Indian immigrant in South Africa and eventually moved back to India in the early
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Mohandas Gandhi‚ born on October 2‚ 1869‚ led non-violent independence movements in India and South Africa. Gandhi was an advocate for the civil rights of Indians‚ and had a background in law. Among his many achievements were the organized boycotts against the British through methods of civil disobedience. Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar‚ India‚ which at the time was part of the British Empire. As a child Gandhi hated school and rebelled‚ doing things such as smoking and stealing small amounts
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civil rights movement‚ Martin Luther King believes in a peaceful protest could change the mentality of our time. This particular belief was inspired by the teaching of the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi who used nonviolent techniques in the struggle to secure India’s freedom from the Great Britain. Both Gandhi and MLK insisted of a fundamental internal conversion from violence to nonviolence as the basis of our work for justice‚ human rights and peace.
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Spiritual formation: Gandhi and loving God as truth As one puts oneself in the way of God‚ several theological questions necessarily arise: what is God? How does one engage‚ experience‚ and enter into the way of God? For the Christian seeker‚ the questions become more specific: is this God the sky God Yahweh? Is Jesus of Nazareth the incarnation of this God? Is God only interested in self-described ’Christians‚’ or is he for all? For Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ Hindu spiritual seeker
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mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability (Merriam-Webster). There are two types of heroes‚ epic heroes and modern heroes. Odysseus‚ one of the most famous epic heroes ever‚ will be compared to Mahatma Gandhi‚ a modern day hero‚ to see if there really is a large gap separating the two types. However‚ one thing is certain‚ modern heroes can be identical to epic heroes if they are larger than life‚ embody the ideals of their culture‚ embark on a perilous
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cause is a hero. While numerous people can be considered a hero‚ it primarily takes perseverance‚ determination‚ courage and motivation. This is illustrated by the revolutionary acts of Mahatma Gandhi and Stephen Hawking‚ as well as the life-changing deeds of everyday heroes like Lisa Chesser. Mahatma Gandhi was a leader of India’s independence movements; he persevered to advocate for Indians rights at home
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Gandhi Essay “Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devise by the ingenuity of man.”-Gandhi. According to Gandhi’s truest belief you can achieve anything with non-violence‚ according to history in his case this is true. In 1947 India finally reached independence under the lead of a small man called Gandhi. The unusual thing was that Gandhi and his followers not once raised their weapons against the British authorities
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