“Happiness is when what you think‚ what you say‚ and what you do are in harmony.” -Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma (Great Soul) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) stands as one of history’s greatest heroes of “engaged spirituality‚” a spirituality that is active within the world to help heal injustice‚ hatred‚ pettiness‚ fear and violence with justice‚ loving-kindness‚ equanimity‚ courage and nonviolence. In India‚ he is reverently and lovingly named “Bapu” (Father) and is officially honored as “Father
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Jaffrelot has given instances such as in Maharashtra‚ Jyoti Phule blamed Brahmins for the deprivations of the lower caste and also for many unjust in societies. Consequently in these regions lower castes were questioning the superiority of the Brahminic Hindu Religious traditions at the same time when they were going
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independence in 1947 and for winning this independence Congress‚ as a political party‚ played the predominant role. The leaders of the Congress party‚ then‚ were great leaders — stalwarts — really dedicated to the cause and to the party which they served. Mahatma Gandhi was the undisputed leader and there were leaders of such caliber as Jawahar Lai Nehru‚ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel‚ Dr. Rajendra Prasad‚ C. Rajagopalacharya‚ Pattabhi Sitaramayya‚ Sarojini Naidu‚ Subhash Chandra Bose and a host of others of all
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Father of nation M.K. Gandhi‚ Indira Gandhi‚ Margrat Thracher‚ Nelson Mandela‚ Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson‚ Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs‚ Ratan Tata of the Tata Group‚ Azim Premji of Wipro‚ Narayana Murthy of Infosys etc. Example for Theory: • Mahatma Gandhi was the born leader according to trait theorist . He was the born leader along with some qualities which he improves with
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2nd October‚ every year is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti‚ the birthday of Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi‚ the most famous freedom fighter of our mother India. Mahatma Gandhi is also lovingly known as Bapu by all. Gandhi was one of the most humble and modest person‚ mother India could ever give birth to‚ however‚ in his biography‚ he admits that he did not find himself worthy of the title and was often pained and upset by it. Gandhi was the epitome of peace‚ non-violence‚ truth and duty. He practiced
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my pride‚ my India- the abode of mighty Himalayas‚land of saints‚seers and sadhus‚ birth place of shri mad bhagvad geetaji and other purana and upnishads‚crade of religion of Hinduism‚Jainism and Buddhism. India had many great personalities like mahatma Gandhi‚jawahar lal Nehru‚sarojini naidu‚etc. India has great rulers like Ashoka‚maharana pratap‚Akbar‚shivaji‚etc. the greatness of india is not possible to describe in words. It has very ancient heritage of the world. Now a days scenario of India
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Mandela received more than 250 honors‚ including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Mandela died at the age of 95on Dec. 5‚ 2013. 3. Mahatma Gandhi-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi led the fight for Indian nationalismagainst British rule in the 1920s. His celebrated use of nonviolent protest inspired similar movements in support of rights and freedoms around the globe. "Mahatma‚" which translates to "venerable" in Sanskrit‚ was an honorific first bestowed on him in 1914 in South Africa‚ and is now widely
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Gandhian Religion- A way of life Gandhian Religion- A way of life Mahatma Gandhi is known as the father of India. He is remembered not as the freedom fighter but as the one who led India on the path of Independence. He is remembered for the contribution and devotion towards mankind. Gandhian Religion is comprised of three important principles: Nonviolence‚ Faith and Truth‚ which are also the hallmarks of Gandhian Doctrine. Many years have gone by but the luster of the Gandhian Religion remains
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She is India “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people”‚ claimed Mahatma Gandhi. This emotional phrase written by one awe inspiring person shifted one of the world’s largest nations. No human being could outlaw India’s exceptionally sturdy soul. India was given a female gender by Mahatma Gandhi‚ the humble man seeking freedom on his own soil. During his life‚ India was under the almighty British crown. For Britain‚ this enormous colony was a treasure providing salt
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Passive Resistance: Nonviolence Mahatma Gandhi‚ the originator of “Practice of Passive Resistance”‚ or “Soul-force”‚ used nonviolence to solve problems. He believed that the practice of Satyagraha can use love to forget and forgive. The pain of suffering was not the true problem when it came to fighting for justice. Similarly‚ with the idea of suffering for one’s desire of freedom‚ the people of Republic of China also used hunger strike and nonviolence for the Tiananmen Square protest to present
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