Gandhi: The Father of a Nation “Nearly everything you do is of no importance‚ but it is important that you do it.” -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Gandhi is known internationally and by all ages‚ whether old or young‚ for his practically one-handed defeat of the powerful British Empire. Mohandas Gandhi‚ often called Mahatma‚ a name meaning reverence or loving respect and more specifically Great Soul‚ or Bapu‚ meaning father‚ was born on October 2‚ 1869 and assassinated on January 30
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2nd October‚ every year is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti‚ the birthday of Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi‚ the most famous freedom fighter of our mother India. Mahatma Gandhi is also lovingly known as Bapu by all. Gandhi was one of the most humble and modest person‚ mother India could ever give birth to‚ however‚ in his biography‚ he admits that he did not find himself worthy of the title and was often pained and upset by it. Gandhi was the epitome of peace‚ non-violence‚ truth and duty. He practiced
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Mahatma Gandhi‚ born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ came into the world on the 2nd of October‚ 1869 in Porbandar‚ Gujarat‚ India. He died on the 30th of January‚ 1948 in New Delhi‚ India. Gandhi was a great political and spiritual leader for India‚ when India was still under the rule of the British Empire. The word Mahatma means great soul. This name was not given Gandhi at birth by his parents‚ but many years later by the Indian people when they discovered they had a Mahatma in their midst. In May
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transformed himself into the Mahatma‚ who ushered the British Empire out of India without even firing a shot. In the age of Empire and Military might he proved that the powerless had power and that force of arms would never prevail against force of spirit. Based on all this‚ Mahatma Gandhi surely deserved an award‚ which spoke of his efforts‚ his fight for freedom and justice and all his other contributions to this world. This award could be given to a few other people also who have been great reformers
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Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu (Father of Nation)‚ was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence‚ civil rights‚ and freedom across the world.[2][3] The son of a senior government official‚ Gandhi was born and raised in a Bania[4] community in coastal Gujarat‚ and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous
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Gandhi as an environmentalist “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs but not every man’s greed.” We all have heard these words on various occasions. But what do we know of the infamous man who said these words? Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd October‚ 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. After finishing his early education in India‚ he sailed to England in 1891 and qualified as Barrister. In 1894‚ Gandhi went to South Africa in connection with a law suit. The political career
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Maneka Gandhi Vs Union of India (1978) were not satisfactory in providing adequate protection to the ‘right to life and personal liberty’ guaranteed under Article 21 of the constitution of India . Maneka Gandhi Vs Union of India (AIR 1978 SC 597) is a landmark judgment and played the most significant role towards the transformation of the judicial view on Article 21 of the constitution of India so as to imply many more fundamental rights from Article 21. The factual summary of Maneka Gandhi case
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Mahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી‚ pronounced [moːɦən̪d̪aːs kərəmʨən̪d̪ ɡaːn̪d̪ʱiː] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa‚ or total nonviolence‚ which helped India to gain independence‚ and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom
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empire of ancient India. The other duo was that of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru who were instrumental in laying the base of a modern Indian state and giving shape to ideas in the realm of education‚ culture and democracy.1 Gandhi founded the Satyagraha Ashram after returning from South Africa and successfully employed the principles of Satyagraha in uniting the peasants of Kheda and Champaran against the government. After this victory Gandhi was bestowed the title of Bapu and Mahatma and his fame
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