Children’s day is celebrated in India on 14th november every year with a great celebrity. It is celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehruji who loved and was loved by children. He was called as "Chacha ji" by children However‚ while 20th November is universally celebrated as Children’s Day‚ in India this day has been preponed to 14th November‚ the date the marks the birth anniversary of independent India’s first Prime Minister – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Children’s Day is an event celebrated
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KRISHNA KANTA HANDIQUI STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY Padmanath Gohain A. Answer the following in 50 words Q.1 What are the important books of Jawaharlal Nehru which highlight his world view? Q.2 Who earned the title ‘The voice of Punjab’ and why? Q.3 Describe the ‘essay’ as a Q.4 Who chose the pen-name ‘Alpha of the Plough’ for the purpose of writing essays? B. Answer the following in 75 words Q.1 How can R.K Narayan’sThe Bachelor of Arts Q.2 “Letter-writing is no doubt a lost art”. Comment on A
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Corruption in India. As the reverend Mahatma would have said that‚ the throng must have promised to do the same. Today‚ the same sentence but with “not” being superfluous‚ is agreeable. Recent time is witnessing a sharp fall in the values and morals of human beings. Evincing the very fact‚ India has been ranked 94th by Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. The former U.N. Secretary General‚ Kofi Annan said‚” Corruption
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John Lennon once said‚ ““When I was 5 years old‚ my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school‚ they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment‚ and I told them they didn’t understand life.” In India‚ every year‚ November 14th is celebrated as Children’s Day and is also the birthday of India’s first Prime Minister‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ also known as Chacha Nehru. As a tribute to him and his
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Thoreau‚ Gandhi‚ and King Henry David Thoreau wrote the essay “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience” which gives his reasons for disliking the war which he though was to bring a surplus of slavery. In the essay it describes how he protests against slavery and thought it was wrong to own another human being for profit and labor. In the essay Thoreau discusses his opposition to the American Spanish war and he with others in the United States thought this war was an unjust war. Gandhi study Thoreau
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In his last year‚ unhappy at the partition of India‚ Gandhi worked to stop the carnage between Muslims‚ Hindus and Sikhs that raged in the border area between India and Pakistan. He was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse who thought Gandhi was too sympathetic to India’s Muslims. 30 January is observed as Martyrs’ Day in India. The honorific Mahatma ("Great Soul") was applied to him by 1914.[7] In India he was also called Bapu ("Father"). He is known in India as the Father of the Nation;[8] his
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Role Model: Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was an amazing and hugely influential figure in history. He is renowned for his beliefs and teachings in regards to civil rights‚ religion‚ education‚ non-violence‚ and the list goes on. In this analysis I will attempt to relate Gandhi’s principles to my own‚ grounded in the faith and teachings of Jesus Christ. In doing so I will discuss three over-arching topics specifically: social issues‚ money/career‚ and the nature of God. A huge topic that must
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social progress has been hugely influential.Mahatma Gandhi had a vision for India‚ where there would no government‚ no army or police force.He wished that India would be as it was in the past with self-developing villages‚only depending on agrarian economy(Mahatma Gandhi’s Vision for the future India‚by Joseph S.Friedman)The essential qualities of leadership can be found in Gandhi are crebility‚selfless and inspirational leader. Gandhi had a credibility established through his work
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force as a last resort. Gandhi believed in the nonviolent approach he refused to submit. He led peaceful protests and civil disobedience movements to achieve independence for India from British rule. His philosophy of ahimsa‚ or nonviolence‚ inspired many other civil rights leaders around the world. He upheld the truth and didn’t back down when faced with violence. I would guess that King probably looked up to Gandhi and took inspiration from Gandhi’s teachings. Gandhi fought for civil rights for
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rights many different ways. Gandhi who was thrown off a bus wanted equal rights for colored people‚ Cesar Chavez who fought for immigrant workers rights‚ and Pope Francis who today fights for human rights. Gandhi‚ Cesar Chavez‚ and Pope Francis‚ who were all determined‚ spoke out to the public and inspired them to enact change for human rights. Gandhi wanted to fight for human rights because he was thrown off the bus because he was a certain race. Furthermore‚ this caused Gandhi to create Satyagraha “While
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