Civil disobedience has effectively initiated positive change throughout history. Peaceful protests continue to effectively spark change in law. Famous leaders Mahatma Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela have demonstrated that peaceful resistance against laws can positively impact a free society. Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most‚ if not the most‚ famous civil rights leader the world has ever seen. Gandhi was known for organizing boycotts against the British institutions in India. One
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1757 Battle of Plassey Company rule in India (to 1858) 1759 French India (to 1954) 1760 Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam‚ Maratha Empire reaches its zenith. 1761 The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761‚ by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani‚ an ethnic Pashtun‚ also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century. 1764 Battle of Buxar (British victory against allied Mughal
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He believed that nothing could deter a man from persevering against the difficult obstacles when the end result is still in sight. (www.archives.gov/) Martin was one of the biggest proponents for a nonviolent movement as a result of influences of Mahatma Gandhi‚ the leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India‚ the Christian church‚ and several known philosophers (The Formative Influences). King considered his farther to be his first role model in his life. Martin Luther King
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of Mahatma Gandhi. Being in profession as a school teacher he completed his Bachelor of Arts degree. Premchand was married at fourteen years to a girl from a neighboring village‚ but the marriage was a failure‚ and when he left the village in 1899 the girl returned to her village. Several years later‚ in 1909‚ he married a young widow named Shivrani Devi. This step was considered to be revolutionary at that time‚ and Premchand had to face a lot of opposition.[4] On February 8‚ 1921 Mahatma Gandhi
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that of a scientist to new discoveries. When guns and cannons are booming on the cross border frontiers of the neighbouring countries — India and Pakistan; when war clouds are hovering‚ over the horizon one would be led to ask‚ how relevant would be Mahatma Gandhi’s principles and preaching’s of non¬violence and passive-resistance Non-violence was a political tool that Gandhi used to perfection in our long fight to gain independence. If he had chosen violent means like many others before him‚ he too
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Martin Luther King Jr. He was saying that when you do not say anything‚ nothing will happen and the world will not become a better place. He was an activist‚ who believed that people should speak out. .Other activists‚ such as Malala Yousafzai and Mahatma Gandhi also believe this. These activist refused to stay silent and fight for their cause. Despite the risks they kept on fighting. They did whatever it took to fight for their cause. An activist who took a risk to fight for his cause‚ was Martin
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Profit‚ the Defiler of Christianity: a comparison of religion in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Letter from Birmingham Jail In the year 313 AD‚ Emperor Constantine I adopted the Edict of Milan‚ allowing Christians to practice their faith without persecution. Although Christianity had been around for more than three hundred years by then‚ this was a foundational building block of the institution known as the “Church”. When we look back at the history of Europe we can see that
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Kittur Fort Kittur Fort is located in the small town of Kittur‚ located at a distance of about 50 km from the city of Belgaum and around 32 km from Dharwad. The fort is one of the major historical monuments in Karnataka and one of its famous tourist attractions. The small town of Kittur gained fame and recognition due to the presence of Kittur Fort and its immense historical significance. The fort spreads over an area of about 23 acres and was built by Allppa Gowda Sar Desai the fifth ruler of
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Gandhi and Untouchability Mahatma Gandhi was highly grieved about the caste system that characterised Indian society. But it was untouchability that particularly pained him. All his life‚ he worked hard at eradicating this heinous practice from its very roots. He drew sharp distinction between caste and varna. Varna was based on profession. And in present day India‚ wrote Gandhi‚ there is no other trace of varnashram‚ as they are easily interchangeable‚ and were are actually interchanged at times
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travails of being a Mahatma in an ordinary world. It spans Gandhi’s life from his first case in South Africa in 1893‚ to his assassination more than half a decade later. The script is a product of years of research by playwright Partap Sharma. It is directed by Lillette Dubey‚ and aided by a competent cast. Everyone besides the main protagonists reappears in several roles. Throughout the play‚ we encounter the conflict between Gandhi the ordinary man‚ and Gandhi‚ the Mahatma in the making. This
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