One of India’s most important men in history was Mahatma Gandhi. In this interpretation I wish to discuss Mahatma Gandhi’s writing’s on India’s Independence. As discussed in "Indian Home Rule" written in 1909. Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi but known as Mahatma Gandhi lived from the year 1869 to the year 1948. He was the primary leader for India’s independence and one of the most successful users of civil disobedience in history. He was a spiritual and political leader in India‚ and he used his
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Mahatma Gandhi: Charismatic & Transformational Leader Transformational Leadership The concept of transformational leadership was initially introduced by leadership expert and presidential biographer James MacGregor Burns. According to Burns‚ transformational leadership can be seen when “leaders and followers make each other to advance to a higher level of moral and motivation." Through the strength of their vision and personality‚ transformational leaders are able to inspire followers to
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Director: Richard Attenborough Cinematography: Ronnie Taylor‚ Billy Williams IMDB page: Gandhi Cast includes: Ben Kingsley‚ Sir John Geilgud‚ Martin Sheen‚ Saeed Jaffrey‚ Roshan Seth‚ Candice Bergen‚ Sir John Mills Richard Attenborough’s 1982 biopic of Mahatma Gandhi is an epic in the true sense; over three hours in length‚ filled with stunning location photography of the Indian landscape‚ a stellar cast and crowd scenes that use hundreds of thousands of extras‚ the film reaped a suitably
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Relevance of Gandhi in the Global Economic Meltdown “An economics that inculcates Mammon worship‚ and enables the strong to amass wealth at the expense of the weak‚ is a false and dismal science. It spells death. True economics‚ on the other hand‚ stands for social justice; it promotes the good of all equally including the weakest‚ and is indispensable for decent life”. (Harijan‚ 9-10-1937‚ p.292) Early this year‚ on 7th January‚ 2009‚ Indians the world over‚ woke up to the shocking headlines
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Jerry Wen Mr. Wing World Religion D 1 October 2013 Differences between Gandhi and Jesus Considered to be the modern day of Jesus‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ the Hindu religious and political leader who led India out of British domination to achieve independence‚ has often been compared with Jesus --- without further saying --- one of the most important people in human history. Undoubtedly‚ a number of similarities can be discovered between them in several aspects. Advocating non-violence‚ they both
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India—the hurt-enslaved mother of millions. The angel worked tirelessly for the freedom of his nation’s people‚ and with a Herculean effort he removed the chains that had enslaved them to the British Empire for so long. That angel of truth was Mahatma Gandhi‚ who is still affectionately referred to as Bapuji‚ the Father of our Nation. Of him‚ the great scientific genius‚ Albert Einstein once said‚ "Generations to come‚ it may well be‚ will scarce believe that such a man as this‚ ever in flesh and blood
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who ushered the British Empire out of India without even firing a shot. In the age of Empire and Military might he proved that the powerless had power and that force of arms would never prevail against force of spirit. Based on all this‚ Mahatma Gandhi surely deserved an award‚ which spoke of his efforts‚ his fight for freedom and justice and all his other contributions to this world. This award could be given to a few other people also who have been great reformers. It could be given to one who
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Profiles of Indian Political Leaders Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) Indira Gandhi was the only child of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the grand daughter of freedom fighter Motilal Nehru. Indira was born on November 19‚ 1917. Her mother Kamala Nehru died when Indira was still a young girl. Although Indira attended Somerville College‚ Oxford‚ she did not graduate. Other schools Indira attended include Ecole Nouvelle‚ Bex (Switzerland); Ecole Internationale‚ Geneva; Pupils’
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DOES GANDHI MATTER Mahatma Gandhi ‚as we all know‚ is one of the greatest sons of the Indian soil. He is the father of the nation and the maker of the modern independent republic of India. A lean‚ frail‚ ’half-naked fakir’ – armed with a wooden staff and simple dignity of a human being‚ he fought against the greatest empire‚ the world has known. Albert Einstein has said about him "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this in flesh and blood walked upon this earth". As a man
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History of "Mahatma Gandhi" He is a father of our nation played a key portrayal in winning freedom for India introduced the conception of Ahimsa and Nonviolence. Mahatma Gandhi popularly famed as Theologiser of Dry played a stellar enactment in Bharat’s immunity endeavor. Innate in a Bania stemma in Kathiawar‚ Gujarat‚ his realistic obloquy was Mohandas Karamchand Statesman (M.K. Statesman). The claim Mahatma came to be associated with his epithet overmuch afterwards. Before Gandhiji’s traveler
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