Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar‚ a coastal town which was then part of the Bombay Presidency‚ British India. He was born in his ancestral home‚ now known as Kirti Mandir. His father‚ Karamchand Gandhi was Hindu Modh Baniya (1822–1885)‚ served as the divan minister) of Porbander state‚ a small princely salute state in the Kathiawar Agency of British India.His grandfather was Uttamchand Gandhi‚ also called Utta Gandhi. His mother‚ Putlibai‚ who was from a Pranami
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The autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ subtitled The Story of My Experiments With Truth‚ focuses on Gandhi’s struggles for non-violence and civil disobedience through the acts of Satyagraha‚ literally meaning "holding firmly to truth." In each of the chapters‚ he talks about instances in life in which he had struggled with Truth‚ considering Truth being the ultimate source of energy. The question many might ask is: how can one who is so skinny‚ one who had to live with a stick throughout
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Exploration is worth the risk because we can set foundations for future generations‚ discover new resources and the journey can bring people together. First of all‚ exploration is worth the risk because it can set foundations for future generations. In the movie‚ “Hidden Figures‚” the NASA Space Program‚ created a rocket that could keep a human alive in space while they orbited the Earth. This was the first fully-functional rocket. During the process in making the rocket‚ colored women were being accepted
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The movie “42” depicts the journey of Jackie Robinson during a time of change. He was the first African American to join the MLB in the mid-1900ś. The story was historically told accurately by the way the characters dressed‚ what they drove‚ and how they lived. The story depicts the horror that African Americans went through during this time period. The story showed ¨Whites only¨ public places. This bio-picture showed the racial discrimination that African American received from non African American
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Patriot‚ politician and nation-builder: these words are used to describe the legendary Mahatma Gandhi. However‚ he is so much more. His childhood is unclear‚ but inspirational. His work is well known‚ and heartwarming. But most of all‚ his words are true and dig deep into the mind‚ soul and heart. According to Gandhi’s life in 5000 words‚ Gandhi was born on October 2nd‚ 1869 into a middle class family of Vaishya caste. He was not born a “genius” as many claim he was. Though there is little evidence
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Mahatma Gandhi: A true leader I really inspired from the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi who has been a great personality. He was the person who led to the Indian Independency in 1947. He has become a true inspiration to most of the leaders worldwide. In 1893‚ Gandhi was graduated from law school. His search for work led him to go South Africa. He was been discriminated and beaten. These acts changed his life. He got inspired to fight for the rights of Indian Community in South Africa. His leadership
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country and make things right‚ Gandhi proposed his idea of non-violence. In Gandhi’s first letter to Lord Irwin‚ his successful use of language and structure of letter helped present his idea of civil disobedience. This letter strongly symbolizes the power of language‚ as being an Indian; he portrays his intentions with fluent English. From the sophisticated use of language in his letter‚ Gandhi successfully expresses his idea for civil disobedience and nonviolence. Gandhi slowly brings in the idea
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During the occupation of India by the British‚ Mohandas Gandhi was seen as a spiritual leader and a key political figure. When Gandhi first worked in South Africa‚ he observed that many innocent people faced discrimination and prejudice from the British. When he returned to India‚ he was determined to help in the struggle to gain independence for India. Gandhi felt that it was his responsibility to fight for his people‚ but by exercising compromise and non-violence. He lived his life by negotiation
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ESSAY ON MAHATMA GANDHI Mahatma Gandhi was born in the Porbandar city of Gujarat in october 2nd‚ 1869. His father name is Karamchand Gandhi‚ the diwan of Porbandar‚ and his wife‚ Putlibai. Since his mother was a Hindu of the Pranami Vaishnava order‚ Gandhi learned the tenets of non-injury to living beings‚ vegetarianism‚ fasting‚ mutual tolerance‚ etc‚ at a very tender age. Mohandas was married at the age of 13 to Kasturba Makhanji and had four sons. He passed the matriculation exam at Samaldas
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Changed World “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mohandas Gandhi. Both Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi lived by that quote. Nelson Mandela forever changed South Africa‚ dismantling apartheid‚ while Mohandas Gandhi changed the world when he fought for freedom of British rule in India. Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela had many similarities; in fact‚ Gandhi inspired Mandela. Mandela and Gandhi mostly used peaceful methods to achieve their goals‚ but Mandela used semi-violent
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