Philosophy is often divided into two very broad categories‚ Eastern philosophy and Western philosophy. Eastern philosophy consists mainly of Asian philosophies such as the Indian philosophies of Buddhism and Hinduism‚ the Japanese philosophies of Zen Buddhism and the samurai tradition‚ and the Chinese philosophies of Confucianism‚ Taoism and Ch ’an Buddhism (Moore & Bruder‚ 2008‚ p. 525). Western philosophy is older and generally divided into groups based on a progression of years as opposed to
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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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Lucknow pact Lucknow Pact refers to an agreement between the Indian National Congress and theMuslim League. In 1916‚ Muhammed Ali Jinnah‚ a member of the Muslim League‚ negotiated with the Indian National Congress to reach an agreement to pressure the British government to adopt a more liberal approach to India and give Indians more authority to run their country. This was a considerable change of policy for the Muslim League‚ as its position had been that to preserve Muslim interests in India
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Jinnah and Nehru‚ Gandhi shaped India’s history up to its independence in 1947. Mahatma Gandhi was born on the 2nd of October 1869 and he died on the 30th of January 1948. Gandhi was born in Porbander in western India. In 1888‚ he went to London to study law. He returned to Bombay to work as a barrister but went to South Africa to work in 1907. In South Africa‚ he took part in passive protests against the Transvaal government’s treatment of Indian settlers who were in the minority in the region. In 1915
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the “Great Souled one”(History) Gandhi was a leading force for India to gain independence from Great Britain. Gandhi’s extensive use of passive resistance which is defined as “refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power‚ without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition” (Pletcher). Is a trademark for Indian independence. Born october 2‚ 1869 in the present day Indian state of Gujarat. He came from a successful family as his father was chief minister
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India had struggled for its independence from 1858 to 1947. The British had forced themselves into India which brought economic and social alterations to every day life; destroying traditional Indian values. During the early 1920s Mohandas Gandhi began leading nonviolent resistances against European rule‚ this method was known as Satyagraha. Gandhi claimed the adoration of India’s people through his philosophies and strong nationalism. Many participated in his nonviolent resistances‚ and by 1947
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it implies a psychological feeling of unity among a people‚ but also sense of oneness among them. The sense of unity might be an account‚ of the people having common history and culture. But nationality largely requires the element of political independence either achieved or aspired. Secondly‚ a nation must have a political organization of passionate desire for such an organization. But a nationality is a political‚ cultural‚ spiritual and unified community of a people. A.E. Zimmern said:
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Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law ‚ Punjab HISTORY PROJECT : MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 10/31/2013 Submitted to Ms. Rachna Sharma Submitted by: 1203- Dhruv Sumboli 1204-Ashwin Upreti 1205- Naveed Mahmuh 1206- Nishant SIngh TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION- PART I……………………………………………………………………. MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION- PART II……………………………………………………………………. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Gandhi was finally released from prison in January 1931 and called off the ‘satyagraha’ in exchange for an equal negotiating role at a London conference on India’s future‚ which he attended in August of that year as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. Gandhi had many different methods of protesting the British government’s policies in a non-violent
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Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) was a great Indian nationalist leader who worked for independence and social reform. He became first prime minister of independent India‚ a position he retained until his death. He initiated India’s nonalignment policy in foreign affairs. Jawaharlal Nehru was born on Nov. 14‚ 1889‚ in Allahabad into a proud‚ learned Kashmiri Brahmin family. His father‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a wealthy barrister and influential politician. Jawaharlal was an only
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