MAHATMA GANDHI "Be the change you want to see in the world." These are the words of Mahatma Gandhi. Today Gandhi is considered the most important Indian who ever lived. The father of the nation‚"Bapu"‚ non-violently and successfully fought for Indian equal rights and for India’s freedom and independence from British rule. He is one of the greatest leaders who ever existed because he was fearless‚ selfless and persistent. Gandhi was not a great speaker‚ did not have a very attractive appearance
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Gandhi lead one of the greatest mass movements in the World’s history. As a leader‚ Gandhi utilised religious principles in order to inspire people to fight colonial oppression in India. Mohandas demanded to study law in Great Britain; however‚ his caste (social rank) did not allow him to travel abroad‚ so when he refused to comply he was expelled from the caste of merchants. Despite the fact that Gandhi was expelled from the caste‚ he still kept continuing with his first step to becoming a lawyer
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The Essence of Power: Hitler Vs. Gandhi In the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s the people of northern Europe‚ southern Africa and Asia were in despair. They had no leaders. They were defenceless. India had been taken over by the British Empire and now the 315 million Indians were under the rule of the 100 thousand British soldiers there. In Germany there were six different political groups; nobody knew what to do. These countries were in shock‚ they need a change‚ but more importantly‚ they
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know that Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. did great things in their life times. They were civil right activists who took a form of action to obtain equal rights amongst their society. But which one was more effective during his time? The answer to this question is somewhat biased‚ usually depending on your race‚ geographical location‚ and if you or someone you know has directly experienced the effects of the actions of these men. An Indian would choose Mohandas Gandhi over Martin Luther
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Individual Profile 1. Name: Dr. Aradhana 2. Designation: Reader 3. Department: History 4. Specialization: Ancient/Modern Indian History 5. Coresspondence Address: 52‚Green City Colony‚vill. Sofipur Roorkee Road‚Meerut-250001‚U.P.‚ India 6. Telephone: +91-121-2956041‚ 09759240896 7. E-mail: dr.aradhana@yahoo.co.in 8. Educational Profile: Ph.D. (History) With specialisation in‘Modern Indian History’‚ fromC.C.S.university‚ 1998. Have done M.Phil. with First
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In “My trip to the Land of Gandhi” Martin Luther King states we should help India preserve her soul thus help to save our own. India was struggling with several national problems‚ and according to this article‚ Martin Luther King is describing India’s issues and reasoning why we should help them. At the first of this article‚ Martin Luther King states how he made a trip to India‚ what he felt from land of India‚ and people of India. Martin Luther King made a trip to India with his wife and his
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Mohandas Gandhi was a nationalist Indian leader that waged a campaign of nonviolence against the colonial British government that took over India in order to help achieve its’ independence. Mohandas Gandhi was among the greatest political and social reformers of recent times‚ he is best remembered for his later campaigns to overthrow British rule in India‚ which led to India’s independence in 1947. He was born in the second day of October in 1869 Gandhi placed himself at the heart of the world-encircling
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You have probably heard of great leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln. Rosa Parks and George Washington‚ too. Well‚ Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela were also great leaders that made an impact on the world. They freed so many people and they believed that everyone deserves freedom. They both worked hard for their freedom. Although both authors presented well‚ Gandhi’s text was more persuasive because he affected more people (people all over India)‚ was a little more peaceful‚
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Growing up I have read many readings about the practicing’s of Dalai Lama‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ Princess Diana‚ and Mother Teresa and they all advocated nonviolence. Nonviolence is a powerful structure to harmonize relationships among people towards a better establishment of justice and a better future. Nonviolence are a respectable way to voice your opinion against injustice likewise represented by the Indian seer‚ mystic‚ philosopher‚ leader started the modern non-violence
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The Seven Deadly Sins mentioned by Mahatma Gandhi are: * Wealth without work Nowadays we can see the evidence of people love to gain money without even have to do some work. Well‚ we might love to do that. I do want to if I could‚ haha. However‚ if we take a deep sight of it‚ we can see that there will be only two probabilities of people having some wealth without doing any efforts: (1) those people are heading towards laziness and poverty‚ (2) those people do corruptions. No offense‚ but money
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