truest belief you can achieve anything with non-violence‚ according to history in his case this is true. In 1947 India finally reached independence under the lead of a small man called Gandhi. The unusual thing was that Gandhi and his followers not once raised their weapons against the British authorities‚ and government. To change from a lawyer to a leader of most Indians is a great change‚ the way he achieved it was shared belief‚ courage and nonviolence. Two of the most effective ways Gandhi used his
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England and had a different perspective since he was British. In his entry‚ he described what it was like and the conditions during the Salt March. The Salt March occurred on May 21‚ 1930 and was when Gandhi’s supporters walked 420 miles to reach the Indian Ocean to gather salt and sell it throughout India while he was in jail. Salt is a major source of sodium and is needed in order to live. He informs us about the conditions and how many were treated. On this day‚ Gandhi’s body was in jail‚ but his
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Today I just read about the gentleman named Pingali Venkayya. I believe only 30% of us knows who is he ! Well.‚ for the remaining 70%‚ I shall tell who he is. He is none other than the man who designed the Indian National Flag. The Inspiring Personality‚ but unknown to most of us. Request you all to share this and make our friends & relatives aware ! Early life :Pingali Venkayya was born in Bhatlapenumarru‚ near Masulipatnam‚ the present day Machilipatnam of Andhra Pradesh‚ British India to
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Subramaniya Bharathi the Poet of Tamil Nationalism & Indian Freedom "He who writes poetry is not a poet. He whose poetry has become his life‚ and who has made his life his poetry - it is he who is a poet." - Bharathy Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi was born on 11 December 1882 in Ettiyapuram in Tamil Nadu. Bharathi died on 11 September 1921. In a relatively short life span of 39 years‚ Bharathi left an indelible mark as the poet of Tamil nationalism and Indian freedom. Bharathi’s mother died in 1887 and
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of years. In this essay‚ I will focus only on modern India‚ particularly on Mohandus K. Gandhi’s influence on the formation of the 20th century Indian government and culture‚ but also on religion and language. However‚ I will be ignoring movies‚ music‚ and postsecondary education. Additionally‚ I will list major American institutions‚ advice for Indian American parents and children immigrating to the United States‚ academic citations‚ and personal commentary. Finally‚ I will include a lot of relevant
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the term "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा‚ Tirangā) almost always refers to the Indian national flag. The flag is based on the Swaraj flag‚ a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya. The flag‚ by law‚ is to be made of khadi‚ a special type of hand-spun cloth of cotton or silk made popular by Mahatma Gandhi. The manufacturing process and specifications for the flag are laid out by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The right to manufacture the flag is held by the Khadi Development
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courage and motivation. This is illustrated by the revolutionary acts of Mahatma Gandhi and Stephen Hawking‚ as well as the life-changing deeds of everyday heroes like Lisa Chesser. Mahatma Gandhi was a leader of India’s independence movements; he persevered to advocate for Indians rights at home
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the previous conquerors. Through laws and administrative‚ economic and fiscal policies‚ the British government in England and Company’s administration in India used their powers to the advantage of British manufacturers and to the detriment of the Indian socio-political and economic fabric. The gradual “development of underdevelopment’ has been traced through the three stages of British Colonialism by R. R Dutta in his classic work “India Today”. Phases of Economic Policy in India 1600-1757: The
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KHILAFAT MOVEMENT 1. INTRODUCTION The First World War brought crises for the Muslim as the Turkish Ottoman Empire fought alongside the German and the Austrian empires against Britain‚ France and Russia. The Turkish defeated and at the end of the war‚ Muslims all over the world were concerned about how turkey would be treated. The Turkish sultan was recognized as the Khalifa‚ or Caliph: (the Khalifa had been the head of the world). It still had great symbolic value for all Muslims because the
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Mohandas Gandhi‚ born on October 2‚ 1869‚ led non-violent independence movements in India and South Africa. Gandhi was an advocate for the civil rights of Indians‚ and had a background in law. Among his many achievements were the organized boycotts against the British through methods of civil disobedience. Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar‚ India‚ which at the time was part of the British Empire. As a child Gandhi hated school and rebelled‚ doing things such as smoking and stealing small amounts
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