Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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Muslim Women‚ Gandhi and Secularism Secularism is a difficult word to define. It is often used simply as the opposition of religion; it is a view of life‚ as the Webster’s New World Dictionary puts it‚ “based on the premise that religion and religious considerations‚ as of God and a future life‚ should be ignored or excluded” (Agnes 580). Harvey Cox a Research Professor of Divinity at Harvard uses the word: “Secularism…is the name for an ideology‚ a new closed world-view which functions very much
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In 1915‚ Gandhi returned to India‚ after the government of the Union of South Africa had made important changes to their government that he commanded‚ including recognizing Indian marriages and abolition of the poll tax for them. After travelling all over India to get to know himself with the country of which he knew nothing about‚ he dived into politics‚ and soon became the respected leader of the Indian nationalist movement. He single-handedly transformed the middle- and upper-class Indian National
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The government is the people’s representation: our protector and our voice. It is what we turn to in our time of need‚ the one we look up to. However‚ there are times when the government turn against the people‚ acting as an enemy instead of an ally. In those times‚ the people must until and stand together against our government. When the government becomes corrupt‚ common citizens have the right to take actions. Peaceful resistance to law positively impacts all societies in the world‚ no matter
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Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were both very courageous people. They inspired others and made a transformation in history. Mandela fought for integration of his people. Gandhi protested and fought against the British rule. They did amazing things to shape our world today‚ although Nelson Mandela made a greater impact. Although Mahatma Gandhi did not make as great of a change‚ he improved our world. In the second paragraph of “Eulogy for Mahatma Gandhi”‚ it states‚ “Yet ultimately things happened
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The topic is: "My personal view of Gandhi as Mahatma." Step 2. The key terms: Term Questions‚ definitions‚ examples Leadership - Achievements of goals and he influenced our destiny. Fight against racism - He fought against racism in many ways - led campaigns‚ organized strikes etc. Struggle for independence - He spent his life to gain independence. Step 3. The overall contention I will argue in this essay is that Gandhi as a Mahatma. Step 4. In the introduction
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as the Gandhian Era in Indian Politics. During the period‚ Gandhi spoke the final word on behalf of the Indian National Congress in negotiating with the British Government for constitutional reforms‚ and for chalking out a programme for the national movement. Mahatma Gandhi led the national freedom struggle against the British rule. The most unique thing about this struggle was that it was completely nonviolent. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd October‚ 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. After
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Thesis: equality‚ unity‚ protection Body paragraph of Obama Barak Obama is the first and current African American president inaugurated. His cultural background‚ being of mix race gives rise to his plight for equality and exposed the ethos and desire to obtain political unity and to protect the vulnerable and elderly American people. Obama opens his “inaugural speech” of 2013 with a quote from the American Constitution and its statement in regards to equality‚ acknowledging that the quest will
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Mohandas Gandhi was a nationalist Indian leader that waged a campaign of nonviolence against the colonial British government that took over India in order to help achieve its’ independence. Mohandas Gandhi was among the greatest political and social reformers of recent times‚ he is best remembered for his later campaigns to overthrow British rule in India‚ which led to India’s independence in 1947. He was born in the second day of October in 1869 Gandhi placed himself at the heart of the world-encircling
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Harleen Eng. 4 Johnston Research paper Indira Gandhi- Corruption At Its Finest In a country that claims democracy‚ Indians seem to be confused on the definition of the government style. You can not blame the people however‚ because it is the duty of the people to have faith in their country to do the right thing. Indira Gandhi manipulated the people of India by legitimizing the repression by calling for order in a chaos that she created. Indira Gandhi has made catastrophic changes to India’s political
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