George C. Wallace‚ the United States Secretary of State when Mohandas K. Gandhi was assassinated‚ said that Gandhi "had become a spokesman for the conscience of all mankind- a man who made humility and simple truth more powerful than empires" (Gandhi‚ np). Gandhi is well known for his leadership in the liberation of India from Britain‚ but his main goal and message transcends beyond the acts he did‚ into everyday living. Gandhi promoted simple living‚ non-violence‚ and forgiveness as a way to unite
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1800s people of Indian nationality confronted discrimination in all parts of South Africa‚ and someone affected by this was Mahatma Gandhi‚ known as the “great soul”. Gandhi was an activist and philosopher who used nonviolent resistance‚ he was the controlling figure who struggled along with all the Indian population to gain independence from Great Britain. Gandhi introduced passive resistance‚ a concept also known as “satyagraha‚” which was a method to abstain from cooperating with authorities
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Indira Gandhi the 1st female prime minister of India was born on 19th November‚ 1917 into the politically influential Nehru family. Her father was Jawaharlal Nehru and her mother was Kamala Nehru. Her grandfather‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a prominent Indian nationalist leader. Her father‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ was a pivotal figure in the Indian independence mover of Independent India. After finishing schooling Indira Gandhi went to Shantiniketan‚ a school set up by Rabindranath Tagore‚ and Huzurpaga‚ Pune
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Gandhi Essay India faced many difficult challenges and still faces many challenges after independence and even still today. India had a man named Gandhi to help them towards independence. Gandhi was nicknamed "Mahatma" in India because he was a great soul in independence movement. He had many goals and messages that he passed on to the people of India. The way he fought was with nonviolent disobedience. Gandhi celebrated the Indian culture with nonviolence as well. He didn’t take sides of religions
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Rajiv Gandhi राजीव गांधी (IPA: [raːdʒiːv gaːnd̪ʰiː])‚ born in Bombay‚ (August 20‚ 1944 – May 21‚ 1991)‚ the elder son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi‚ was the 9th Prime Minister of India (and the third from the Nehru-Gandhi family) from his mother’s death on 31 October 1984 until his resignation on December 2‚ 1989 following a general election defeat. He was the youngest Prime Minister of India (at the age of 40). Rajiv Gandhi was a professional Pilot for Indian Airlines (now Air India) before entering
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Profiles of Indian Political Leaders Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) Indira Gandhi was the only child of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the grand daughter of freedom fighter Motilal Nehru. Indira was born on November 19‚ 1917. Her mother Kamala Nehru died when Indira was still a young girl. Although Indira attended Somerville College‚ Oxford‚ she did not graduate. Other schools Indira attended include Ecole Nouvelle‚ Bex (Switzerland); Ecole Internationale‚ Geneva; Pupils’
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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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Mahatma Gandhi From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Gandhi" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Gandhi (disambiguation). Mahatma Gandhi Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 Porbandar‚ Kathiawar Agency‚ British Indian Empire[1] Died 30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi‚ India Cause of death Assassination by shooting Resting place Cremated at Rajghat‚ Delhi 28.6415°N 77.2483°E Other names Mahatma Gandhi‚ Bapu‚ Gandhiji Ethnicity Gujarati Alma mater Alfred High
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Indian leader‚ Mohandas Gandhi died at the age of 78 on January 30‚ 1948 at 5:12 p.m. Mohandas Gandhi was known throughout the world for his nonviolent protests against both British rule and interreligious fighting. Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander‚ and received his schooling in Rajkot where his father was an advisor to the local ruler. Mohandas Gandhi married a girl named Kasturba. Both were thirteen years old at the time. At the age of 19‚ Gandhi decided to travel to England to receive
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