The passive resistance campaigns led by MK Gandhi in South Africa had huge consequences not only for the history of the country but also for world history in general. Gandhi’s campaigns forged a new form of struggle against oppression that became a model for political and ethical struggles in other parts of the world – especially in India (the struggle for independence) and the United States (the civil rights campaign of the 1960s). Gandhi’s first passive resistance campaign began as a protest against
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Gandhi Jayanti - A tribute to ’Father of the Nation’ Gandhi Jayanti or Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti is observed every year as a national holiday to commemorate the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2‚ 1869 - January 30‚ 1948). His non-violence or satyagraha continues to influence political leaders and movements till date. The celebration and essence of Gandhi Jayanti is not restricted within India and also observed by the United Nations as the International Day of non-violence that aims to
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Main article: History of Bihar See also: Timeline for Bihar‚ Magadha‚ History of Buddhism in India‚ and Decline of Buddhism in India Gautama Buddha undertaking extreme ascetic practices before he realised it was not necessary and his enlightenment on the bank of river Falgu in Bodh Gaya‚ Bihar. The greatest Indian empire‚ the Mauryan empire‚ originated from Magadha in 325 BC‚ it was started by Chandragupta Maurya who was born in Magadha‚ and had its capital at Patliputra (modern Patna). The
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Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His father‚ a Baptist minister‚ Garvey supported a "back-to-Africa" movement for African Americans. During Malcolm’s early years‚ his family moved several times because of racism. They moved from Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ after being threatened by the Ku Klux Klan. While living in an all-white neighborhood in Michigan their house was burned. When Malcolm was six years old‚ his father was mysteriously murdered. The black community was convinced
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have left an indelible impact on their people and the world‚ but few could rival the difference that Mohandas Gandhi made. Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869 in the British Common Wealth of India. He spent his youth witnessing the injustices that the English purveyed on the Indian people; something that eventually helped him to decide to become a barrister. Shortly after passing the bar‚ Gandhi was offered a case in South Africa that would require him to live in that country for about 1 year and he readily
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Gandhi was a small Indian man that faced the British Empire’s policies of injustice‚ discrimination‚ and colonial control without using a single punch or bullet‚ or in any way using violence as a weapon. The fact that he defeated the British Empire by winning Indian Independence is considered as testimony that Gandhi should be given the status of being remembered as a ‘great man’ in history. Gandhi began his work against the injustices of the British Empire when he was still a young man in South
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The Goa liberation movement was a movement that sought to end the 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule in Goa‚ India. The liberation movement gained mass momentum in the early 20th century (galvanizing between 1940-1961)‚ and continued to build on the smaller scale revolts and uprisings of the preceding century. The struggle was conducted both within Goa and externally‚ and was characterized by a range of tactics including non-violent demonstrations‚ revolutionary methods and diplomatic efforts
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Outcome of Revolt By Mahatma Gandhi :-Mahatma Gandhi had played the most important role in the freedom struggle ofIndia through his basic principle of truth‚ non violence and Satyagraha. He entered in the political scenario in 1916 after returning from a successful struggle against discrimination faced by black people in South Africa. In India through chain of movement for peasants and labourers in Champaren‚ Ahemdabad and Kheda he entered the Indian scene. Then he reached the zenith of political
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander in the state of what is now Gujarat on 2 October 1869. He had his schooling in nearby Rajkot‚ where his father served as the adviser or prime minister to the local ruler. Though India was then under British rule‚ over 500 kingdoms‚ principalities‚ and states were allowed autonomy in domestic and internal affairs: these were the so-called ’native states’. Rajkot was one such state. His father died before Gandhi could finish his schooling
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the impact on Hinduism of ONE significant person or school of thought other than the Vedas. Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most significant people of the 20th century. His Impact on Hinduism‚ India‚ South Africa‚ and indeed the world is timeless and people still look to his teachings for inspiration and guidance. Despite having received a law degree at the University College in London‚ Gandhi found himself being persecuted for being part of an inferior race‚ The widespread denial of civil liberties
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