This primary source document was taken from the book “The Essential Gandhi.” It was written by Mahatma Gandhi himself‚ an Indian immigrant and activist who led the Indian movement to free India from British rule. He was able to accomplish this through nonviolent civil disobedience acts by himself and by others who followed him. These are excerpts from Gandhi’s writings conveying how he was able to win over the British government as a spiritual leader through nontraditional means. These excerpts are
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These are the words written by the late Pandrangi Rajeswara Rao in his book‚ "Profiles in Patriotism’’ epitomising the personality of a great Indian who changed the course of the nation’s history and simply signed M.K. Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ venerated as Mahatma Gandhi‚ was born in Porbandar‚ a coastal town‚ near Rajkot in the Saurashtra region (Gujarat)‚ on October 2‚ 1869. Formal education over‚ Gandhiji went to England for further studies and became a Bar-at-Law and practised for
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DOES GANDHI MATTER Mahatma Gandhi ‚as we all know‚ is one of the greatest sons of the Indian soil. He is the father of the nation and the maker of the modern independent republic of India. A lean‚ frail‚ ’half-naked fakir’ – armed with a wooden staff and simple dignity of a human being‚ he fought against the greatest empire‚ the world has known. Albert Einstein has said about him "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this in flesh and blood walked upon this earth". As a man
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Friedrich Nietzsche and Mahatma Gandhi‚ two mammoth political figures of their time‚ attack the current trend of society. Their individual philosophies and concepts suggest a fundamental problem: if civilization is so diseased‚ can we overcome this state of society and the sickness that plagues the minds of the masses in order to advance? Gandhi and Nietzsche attain to answer the same proposition of sickness within civilization‚ and although the topic of unrest among both may be dissimilar‚ they
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and traditions? In essence this question pits Gandhi against Aurobindo. In a nutshell‚ Gandhi held a simplistic view of Hinduism while Aurobindo acknowledged its complexity. Moreover‚ these two great thinkers embody the age-old duel between monism and dualism. Despite having grown up in front of similar backdrops‚ each man responded in a different way—forming two distinct philosophies. The foundation of Gandhi’s thoughts was the Advaita Vedanta. Gandhi believed Brahman alone was reality— everything
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Mahatma Gandhi and Maximilien Robespierre were two nationalists that eventually killed because of their beliefs and protests. Although they were similar they had different ways of or methods of protesting. Gandhi used a peaceful non violent method that changed lives for all of the hindus and muslims in india and across the world. He led several protests where he did not strike one hit nor did anyone else‚ this made a statement about him and his protests. When he was killed‚ his killer ended up being
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1948. He was killed for political and religious reasons. Gandhi was shot three times in the chest. He was a leader that influenced the world. He fought for Indian liberation non violently. Gandhi’s assassination was unjust because he was a nonviolent leader. He didn’t fight back when he was attacked and believed that without violence you would be able to make your point across. He influenced the world with his non violent acts. Gandhi lived an austere life. He called for a Satyagraha of peaceful
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Gandhi – The Transformational Leader Leadership is the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of a vision or a set of goals. Leadership could be defined simply as the ability to lead - that is to guide‚ direct‚ influence or inspire. Many leadership theories abound amongst which the theory of Transformational Leadership proposed by Burns and Bass provides wide ranging applications and some very prominent examples. Transformational leadership enhances the motivation‚ morale and
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“The Quit India‚” and Edouard Daladier’s January 29‚ 1940 address‚ “The Nazi’s Aim is Slavery‚” to the people of France‚ were excellent examples of how an author uses ethos‚ logos pathos‚ context and tone. Mahatma Gandhi and Edouard Daladier’s achievement of their intended effects can be clearly seen through their use of these rhetorical devices. Mahatma Gandhi’s reputation helped appeal to his character and his persuasive attitude towards how his character is established by means of the speech or
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Sketch: Kasturba Gandhi Kasturba Gandhi was a renowned figure for all of India and was always there to help Mohandas Gandhi out. Kasturba was born on April 11‚ 1869 to Gokuladas Makharji‚ a wealthy business man. She married Mohandas Gandhi in 1882 when she was only 13 years old. At that time she could not read or write because she hadn’t had the proper schooling. Mohandas taught to both read and write and that would come in handy later when she was delivering speeches that led India to its independence
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