Director: Richard Attenborough Cinematography: Ronnie Taylor‚ Billy Williams IMDB page: Gandhi Cast includes: Ben Kingsley‚ Sir John Geilgud‚ Martin Sheen‚ Saeed Jaffrey‚ Roshan Seth‚ Candice Bergen‚ Sir John Mills Richard Attenborough’s 1982 biopic of Mahatma Gandhi is an epic in the true sense; over three hours in length‚ filled with stunning location photography of the Indian landscape‚ a stellar cast and crowd scenes that use hundreds of thousands of extras‚ the film reaped a suitably
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Mahatma Gandhi: Charismatic & Transformational Leader Transformational Leadership The concept of transformational leadership was initially introduced by leadership expert and presidential biographer James MacGregor Burns. According to Burns‚ transformational leadership can be seen when “leaders and followers make each other to advance to a higher level of moral and motivation." Through the strength of their vision and personality‚ transformational leaders are able to inspire followers to
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My fellow Indian people‚ I am Mohandas Gandhi. I was born into a middle class family in the small state of Porbandar. I have a wife who I have been married to for 48 years and have had four children with. I have studied law in London‚ but have had little success. I went to South Africa to do legal work and experienced prejudice for the first time there. Due to this discrimination I have become an advocate for the rights of all Indians. This is why I’m here to talk to you now. Our people
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Plot Summary for Gandhi (1982) More at IMDbPro » ad feedback In 1893‚ Gandhi is thrown off a South African train for being an Indian and traveling in a first class compartment. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the rights of all Indians in South Africa. After numerous arrests and the unwanted attention of the world‚ the government finally relents by recognizing rights for Indians‚ though not for the native blacks of
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Why is it important for a child to have both parents? As it takes two people to bring a child into the world‚ it takes two to bring a child up. Mothers and fathers are equally important at various stages of life. In a perfect world‚ all kids would have a mom and a dad that lived together and loved each other. But we don’t live in a perfect world. If living with your husband or wife is causing physical or mental harm to you and your children‚ then it would be better to do it alone. It is so important
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How important was the Second Boer War (1899-1902) in changing attitudes in Britain to imperialism during the period 1880-1902? The Boer War of 1899-1902 was vital in regards to changing attitudes towards British imperialism in the time period of 1880-1902‚ as despite the early populist view during the war seeming to be pro-imperialist‚ following notable events such as mafficking (1900) and potentially even the 1900 General Election‚ there was a real sense of antagonism towards the brutal methods
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power of the mind is unstoppable; Mohandas Gandhi born in India in 1869 was one man who could control his life with the muscle of his mind. Known for leading the Indians to independence and using non violence tactics as a way of protest‚ Gandhi is remembered as the leader of the Indian Nation. Mohandas Gandhi believed that how people behave is more important than what they achieve. With this as his guide along with his unconditional faith Mohandas Gandhi was able to take great risks‚ suffer from
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D 1 October 2013 Differences between Gandhi and Jesus Considered to be the modern day of Jesus‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ the Hindu religious and political leader who led India out of British domination to achieve independence‚ has often been compared with Jesus --- without further saying --- one of the most important people in human history. Undoubtedly‚ a number of similarities can be discovered between them in several aspects. Advocating non-violence‚ they both support the notion of loving enemy‚ about
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How was the printing press important in the Renaissance? What is a printing press? The printing press was created in 1450 CE by Johannes Gutenberg. It made books spread quicker and it was cheaper. Did the printing press have a larger impact on exploration or the changes in catholic church? The printing press had a significant impact on exploration in the following ways: people could afford books so they could read about Columbus and his explorations‚ Columbus inspired people to explore because
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If I could talk to anyone in the world dead or alive‚ I would talk to Mohandas Gandhi. The British had control of India and Gandhi had devoted the rest of his life to change this. He organized a campaign for passive resistance due to the British’s unjust acts against them. He did not believe in violence‚ but he did believe in civil disobedience. He believed in standing up for what you believe in. Gandhi participated in a salt march‚ boycotts‚ home spinning his own clothing and he even partook in
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