"As I delved deeper into the philosophy of Gandhi‚ my skepticism concerning the power of love gradually diminished‚ and I came to see for the first time that the Christian doctrine of love‚ operating through the Gandhi an method of nonviolence‚ is one of the most potent weapons available to an oppressed people in their struggle for freedom." -Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. (“My Pilgrimage to Nonviolence‚” 1958) Like Gandhi and king‚ who blended religious faith with profound commitment to social
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“An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.” - Mahatma Gandhi Nonviolence has two closely related meanings. It can refer‚ first‚ to a general philosophy of abstention from violence because of moral or religious principle and second‚ it can refer to the behavior of people using nonviolent action. Ethics plays a large role in the nonviolence movement‚ many people believe in using nonviolence as their only form of resolution because using violence would simply be the wrong solution. The
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“Breaking News! Indian citizen Mohandas Gandhi is organizing a protest to reduce British taxes on salt‚ 36 years after he made a compromise with the South African government about Indian suffrage. This was accomplished by what Gandhi and what other Hinduist followers consider satyagraha; or civil disobedience.” I switched the small‚ tattered‚ black and white TV off. I was amazed how one leader could bring down a strong government with a big military force‚ just with civil disobedience. Ever since
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like Jawaharlal Nehru‚ Gopal Krishan Gokhale‚ Bal Gangadhar Tilak‚ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose‚ Lala Lajpat Rai‚ etc. have been laudable. But if one were asked to name a leader who undisputedly contributed the most‚ the name of Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi would undoubtedly be at the apex. Before he came to the Indian scene in 1915-1916‚ the nationalist movement was progressing very slowly. As British rule there drew to an end‚ many Muslims demanded‚ in the name of Islam‚ the creation of a separate
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Mohandas Gandhi and Mao Zedong were two great leaders who succeeded in many ways by their actions and decisions. Gandhi was an Indian leader and Mao a Chinese leader. However‚ their approach to success‚ peace‚ and ultimately‚ a revolution‚ was very different. Mao favored peace through violence‚ and Gandhi favored peace through non-cooperation and standing up for what is right. He also believed that these changes will be accomplished by “conscious suffering”‚ was the way he put it. However‚ despite
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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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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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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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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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