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    finally escaped away from the rule of the British. Mahatma Gandhi‚ 1869-1948‚ was the leader of Indian Nationalism in British-ruled India. Before Gandhi was born‚ British started ruling India at 1858. They took control of the cotton industry and traded it as their own and used violence to control the 500 million Indians. When Gandhi was about 45 years old‚ he started to protest as the leader of discontented Indians while employing nonviolent civil disobedience. Although the British Empire gave up imperial

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    workers from across India. In the 19th century‚ Mumbai emerged as an important centre of international commerce‚ industry and culture and in the 20th century‚ it became an important centre for politics and government‚ becoming a strong base of the Indian

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    was chosen to honour the declaration of independence of 1930. It is one of the three national holidays in India. While the main parade takes place in the national capital‚ New Delhi‚ at the Rajpath before the President of India (currently Pranab Mukherjee)‚ the anniversary is also celebrated with varying degrees of formality in state capitals and other centres. India achieved independence from British rule on 15 August 1947 following the Indian independence movement noted for largely peaceful nonviolent

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    Analysis of Thoreau ’s Writing ’s One of the best commentators on Thoreau today is Sullivan and according to him all the Walden years may be viewed almost as a stunt. These writings are No Impact Man‚ Julie and Julia‚ The Year of Living Biblically and Supersize Me. Probably these are the years in which Thoreau is trying to find a little more of himself. The peak of these writings is Civil Disobedience. In Walden‚ Thoreau gave the total cost of his hut‚ item by item and since he used only second

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    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948)‚ he was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent and civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world contrast to that the following challenge if only did ghandi stick to non violence as a means of attaining India’s independence; The role of India in World War 1. In April 1918‚ during the latter part of World War I‚

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    Political party | Indian National Congress | Spouse(s) | Kamala Kaul | Children | Indira Gandhi | Alma mater | Trinity College‚ Cambridge Inns of Court | Profession | Barrister | Religion | None[1][2][3] | Signature | | Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindustani: [ˈdʒəʋaːɦərˈlaːl ˈneːɦru] ( listen); 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian

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    VO L U M E 1 2 FOR TEACHERS ONLY OF MC & THEMATIC REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION Global History and Geography August 17‚ 2010 GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY Cut Here The University of the State of New York Part I 1. . . 4 . . . 2. . . 1 . . . Copyright 2010 The University of the State of New York THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Albany‚ New York 12234 9. . . 4 . . . 34. . . 4 . . . 10. . . 3 . . . 35. . . 4 . . . 11. . . 4 . . . 36. . . 3 .

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    the Bardoli Satyagraha‚ Patel came to be called the Sardar. Sardar Patel was a famous lawyer but gave up his practice in order to fight for the freedom of the country. After independence he became the deputy PM of India and played an important role the integration of India by merging numerous princely states with the Indian Union.  Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the firebrand freedom fighters of India. He gave the slogan- "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it". To serve

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    Foundation Course 1 Human Rights‚ Gender and Environment Indian Women’s Movement Aparna Basu∗ The roots of the Indian women’s movement go back to the nineteenth century male social reformers who took up issues concerning women and started women’s organizations. Women started forming their own organization from the end of the nineteenth century first at the local and then at the national level. In the years before independence‚ the two main issues they took up were political rights and reform

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    MAHATMA GANDHI NG INDIA Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled"‚ "venerable"[2])—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚[3]—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father"

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