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    Relevance of Gandhism

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    Gandhism In Our Times Samudra Biswas CIA III‚ 2ND EPS Regn No 1214415 Christ College Political Ideologies 231 Teacher Sindhuja Iyengar “On Gandhi: Don’t ever forget‚ that we were not lead by a saint with his head in clouds‚ but by a master tactician with his feet on the ground.” ― Shashi Tharoor “I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence in fighting for our cause‚ but by non-participation

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    prominence through his work as a journalist‚ publishing works critical of the British Raj and espousing the causes of Indian nationalism. Azad became the leader of the Khilafat Movement during which he came into close contact with Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. Azad became an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhi’s ideas of non-violent civil disobedience‚ and worked actively to organize the Non-cooperation movement in protest of the 1919 Rowlatt Acts. Azad committed himself to Gandhi’s ideals‚ including promoting Swadeshi (Indigenous)

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    Non – cooperation movement The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and was supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist British occupation in India through non-violent means. Protestors and followers followed the swadeshi and boycott movement. The ideals of Ahimsa or non-violence had mass movement on a very large scale was seen for the first time. Among the significant causes of this

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    of multicellular organisms. It should not be confused with excretion‚ which is getting rid of waste formed from the chemical reaction of the body‚ such as in urine‚ sweat‚ etc *Liver is the largest gland in the body Mahatma Gandhi Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Porbandor‚

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    will surpass the United States in planetary dominance. The Indian people are some of the most hard-working and resolved people in the world‚ much like the Americans were in the 19th and early 20th centuries. On 1869 October 2‚ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbander in modern-day Gujarat‚ where his father served in the Indian government under the rule of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (now the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 1927 and commonly known

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    References: 1. Smith‚ Jean Edward‚ Grant‚ Simon and Shuster‚ 2001‚ pp. 87-88 2 Hendrix‚ George. "The Influence of Thoreau ’s "Civil Disobedience" on Gandhi ’s Satyagraha". The New England Quarterly. 1956. Meyerson‚ Joel et al Rosenwald‚ Lawrence. "The Theory‚ Practice & Influence of Thoreau ’s Civil Disobedience". William Cain‚ ed. A Historical Guide to Henry David Thoreau. Cambridge: Oxford University Press

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    Citizens rely on their leaders to solve problems in a quick and easy way. They will then label a leader good or bad based on the conclusion of the problem they were faced with instead of allowing the leader to earn or downgrade to a title.Leaders should be labeled properly with their characteristics‚ they demonstrate while leading. The traits of virtue‚ fortune‚ and power politics play a powerful role in how effective of a leader someone is. If a leader misuse these traits then he will not be as

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    How did Mahatma Gandhi become a leader? - Mahatma Gandhi was the leader and freedom fighter of Indian nationalism - Born and raised in a Hindu environment‚he was trained in law at the Inner Temple‚ London In 1888 - he joined the Vegetarian Society‚ was elected to its executive committee‚ Some of the vegetarians he met were members of the Theosophical Society‚ which had been founded in 1875 and which was devoted to the study of Buddhist and Hindu literature. They encouraged Gandhi to join them in

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    the quality of mind or spirit without violence is Mohanads Karmachand Ghandi is often referred to as Mahatma or the "Great Soul"‚ was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. A pioneer of satyagraha‚ or resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience—a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa‚ or total nonviolence‚ he was quoted as saying: An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."‚ "There are many causes that I am prepared to die for

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    Why Unjust Law Is Wrong

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    Famous people like m.l.k‚ gandhi‚ and thoreau went against the law because they felt it was wrong and only way to fix that was to fix them self by breaking the law. Civil dis happens when people stand up for unjust laws without violent and demands better laws from the government as defined by thearu‚ mlk‚ and gandhi. There is two way to countring a injustice one is to smash the head of a person that counter injustice or get your head smash. This is the word of mr. Gandhi and he also said that no

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