JAYANTI Gandhi Jayanti‚ a national festival of India‚ is celebrated to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi‚ the "Father of the Nation". It is celebrated on October 2‚ every year. It is one of the three official declared National Holidays of India and is observed in all its states and union territories. He is the man who played a significant role in achieving independence for India from the British Empire with his simplicity and strong will power. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ also known
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MAHATMA GANDHI vs. GENGHIS KHAN E.K ABSTRACT Leader is someone who has the ability to influence people on certain way. In order to become a leader‚ person has to have some skills or abilities. Through the history there many leaders with different characters‚ attributes‚ knowledge and skills. All of them had one common thing: they had ability to influence. Some leaders were better than the others‚ some left positive marks‚ some left negative ones and some left both of them. In this paper
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Role of youth in Transforming India ‘Youth is like a fire It crept forward. A Spark at first Growing into a flame The brightening into a Blaze’. Introduction: Martin Luther has said‚ "I have a Dream" and the dream come largely true. If he had not thought of that dream he would have accomplished nothing in his life. To climb high one has to think of climbing the Everest. One may not go higher
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movement affected and left its impact as the Chipko Movement did. This paper is an attempt to revisit the uprising of Chipko Movement and its impact. “The world has enough for everyone’s need‚ but not enough for everyone’s greed.” - Mahatma Gandhi INTRODUCTION “Since no society is found in a state of perfect structural equilibrium‚ there are always situations of conflict. Each society‚ moreover‚ has established ways and means of Enunciating and resolving such conflicts. If a need is felt
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Criticism on Gandhism What is Gandhism? Gandhism is a body of ideas and principles that describes the inspiration‚ vision and the life work of Mahatma Gandhi. It is particularly associated with his contributions to the idea of nonviolent resistance‚ sometimes also called civil resistance. 1. Lack of Originality: Mahatma Gandhi was a religious person whose ethics is grounded in his religious faith. Although not systematic his ethics voices the spirit of the age. But not withstanding this redeeming
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Africa India‚ Vietnam‚ and South Africa‚ all gained independence through freedom movements headed by their ambitious leaders. Mohandas Gandhi‚ India’s freedom leader believed Satyagraha would help India to achieve its freedom. Satyagrapha was based upon the principles of nonviolence‚ civil disobedience‚ and the belief that the truth will set you free. Mohandas Gandhi‚ leader of the Indian National Congress wanted Swaraj‚ independence‚ in India. In 1930 after Britain informed India that salt was to
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a performance or achievement that is marked by success‚ as by the attainment of honors: Ref: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/success Mahatma Gandhi‚ was born on October 2‚ 1869‚ in Porbandar‚ Kathiawar‚ India. He studied law in London‚ England‚ but in 1893 went to South Africa‚ where he spent 20 years opposing discriminatory legislation against Indians. As a pioneer of Satyagraha‚ or resistance through mass non-violent civil disobedience‚ he became one of the major political and spiritual leaders of his time
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THE MAKING OF THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT: 1870s – 1947 Q1. Define nationalism? Ans. The feeling of oneness and unity among the people of a nation or patriotic feeling‚ principles and policy of national independence is termed as nationalism. Q2. What were the factors that led to the rise of national consciousness among the people of India? Ans. The factors that led to the rise of national consciousness among the people of India were: Political associations came into being in the 1870s and 1880s:Most
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Eastern and Western Philosophers Comparison Paper Philosophy is the systematic study of the foundations of human knowledge with an emphasis on the conditions of its validity and finding answers to ultimate questions. While every other science aims at investigating a specific area of knowledge‚ such as physics or psychology‚ philosophy has been defined as “thinking about thinking.” The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophia)‚ which literally means "love of wisdom"
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attention to the issue without violence‚ you can also make real change in society without violence. One way that civil disobedience is effective is that you can fight a bigger power. An example of civil disobedience fighting a bigger power is Gandhi. When Gandhi had returned home the
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