1. “ Bapu Gandhi said “All religions are true” I just want to love God” Theme: understanding religion The quote is stating that all religions have a similar structure of having a supreme being which followers worships. 2. ‘The reason a lion will tear you to pieces is not because it is hungry… but because you invaded its territory.” Theme: truth The quote is stating that once you have enter a predators territory it will begin to feel threatened an natural reaction is to defend its self by attacking
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The government is the people’s representation: our protector and our voice. It is what we turn to in our time of need‚ the one we look up to. However‚ there are times when the government turn against the people‚ acting as an enemy instead of an ally. In those times‚ the people must until and stand together against our government. When the government becomes corrupt‚ common citizens have the right to take actions. Peaceful resistance to law positively impacts all societies in the world‚ no matter
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THE IMAGES OF ‘GANDHI’ IN KANTHAPURA AND WAITING FOR THE MAHATMA Name :- Purbita Bhattacharya M.A. 1ST SEMESTER ROLL :- ME 110042 PAPER – 2 SUPERVISED BY :- PROF. CHANDRANATH ADHIKARY The novel WAITING FOR THE MAHATMA deals with the story of a young man named Sriram whose life revolves round the influence of Mahatma on him during the years of Indian Freedom Struggle. In his age of twenty he meets a girl named Bharati‚ an ardent Gandhi follower and was
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one-way event in which the leader only affects the followers. India is the largest democratic country in the world. It has given some great leaders to the world like Mahatma Gandhi‚ J.L.Nehru‚ and Indira Gandhi. But can you imagine a foreign woman can be the main leader of that country. It was not possible before but when Sonia Gandhi took over as the president of the India’s Congress Party in 1999 the whole scenario of the Indian politics changed. At that time‚ the Indian Congress Party was in deep
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Mahatma Gandhi is considered to be the leading theorist in the history of civil disobediencmovement. The Gandhian concept of civil disobedience and satyagraha is the greatest contributionto mankind in our times. Albert Einstein said‚ “It is my belief that the problem of bringing peaceto the world on a supranational basis will be solved only by employing Gandhi’s method on alarge scale.” Martin Luther King Jr. said‚ “From my background I gained my regulating Christianideals‚ from Gandhi‚ I learned
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Take a look at Malcolm and Gandhi‚ but not just at their achievements. Look at their life all the way from where they were born and the house that they grew up in. Some say that the life that they grew up living where much the same as in having to overcome many obstacles that made them who they are. Although others state that they are nothing alike because of their religion and their beliefs on how to persuade. While looking into this topic I found many things that intrigued me. Although you are
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are somewhat new ideas that have been given the importance of vows to fulfill the need of the time. The image of Gandhiji in the minds of his contemporary Indians was that of a political leader - of one who brought Swarajya. Essentially‚ however‚ Gandhi was a Sadhaka‚ one who was in search of God. His ultimate goal was Moksha or the realization of God. Since he believed that service of man was the best way to realize God‚ he lived and died in the service of India‚ which in a mircrocosm‚ was the service
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moved‚ or controlled by a specified person or source of power. A Minor character- is one who is not entirely important to the plot. That is‚ the story would still hold together without that character‚ but might be a little choppy. Waiting for the Mahatma‚ like all Narayan’s novels is remarkable for the richness and variety of its minor character. Without these minor characters the plot will be incomplete and curtailed. None of his characters are actually major characters in the novel in the sense
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Gandhi / Martin Luther King Essay Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. both had very similar beliefs. They both believed in Civil Disobedience and the power of love. Civil Disobedience says that if a law is evil or unjust‚ it is ok not to obey it. They both believed that it is ones duty to stand up against unjust laws using Ahimsa (the belief of non-violence toward all living things) and Satyagraha (passive resistance‚ soul force). Gandhi also strongly opposed the treatment of the untouchables
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Rajiv Gandhi‚ the eldest son of Feroze and Indira Gandhi‚ was born on August 20‚ 1944 and the youngest person to become the Prime Minister of India at the age of 40. He was India’s 9th Prime Minister and 3rd among the Gandhi family. He held his position after her mother’s death on October 31‚ 1984 until he resigned on December 2‚ 1989 after an election defeat. Though having no relationship to Mahatma Gandhi‚ his leadership brought substantial influence in India’s external political relationship.
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