write about an extraordinary personality that has achieved a big‚ difficult step for the good of Indians. Mohandas Gandhi is considered for many people the man of the century. This poor man has done what powerful political rulers couldn’t do. The Mahatma had fought and joined many Indians against the British Rule. Not giving up for years‚ he succeeded in gaining independence. This Essay will talk about Gandhi’s journey of leadership and Independence. It will first briefly talk about his youth and
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Personal Life and Education Dr. Zakir Husain‚ was an Indian statesman‚ the 3rd President of India‚ and the first Muslim to hold the largely ceremonial position of President of India. His tenure was the shortest‚ serving only 2 years due to his sudden death in 1969. Dr. Zakir Husain was born to an upper middle class family in Hyderabad‚ into a Pashtun family. His father‚ Fida Husain Khan‚ passed away when he was 10 and mother‚ Naznin Begum‚ when he was 14. In 1915‚ at the age of 18‚ he married Shah
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This paper will examine the distinction between egocentric and sociocentric behaviors among leaders such as Adolf Hitler and Mahatma Gandhi. Additionally‚ the paper will compare and contrast Hitler ’s violent tendencies to Gandhi ’s belief of non-violence in relation to the social cognitive personality theory. Personality Politics In a letter to Adolf Hitler‚ Mahatma Gandhi writes‚ "It is quite clear that you are today the one person in the world who can prevent a war which may reduce humanity
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Gandhi placed himself at the heart of the world-encircling empire ruling India. He saw all aspects of human life as a single unity that is the body‚ spirit‚ and mind are connected with one another and cannot be separated. He earned the title of “Mahatma” a Hindi word that means “great soul” due to
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Personalities Krishna Gokhale as her initiator. Under his guidance‚ she began to work for the cause of India’s freedom from the foreign yoke. Thus she was one of the first women to participate in the national struggle for independence. Working close to Mahatma Gandhi and participating in all of his programmes including the Dandi March‚ Sarojini Naidu received much adulation. She became the President of the Indian National Congress in 1925. The Asian Relations Conference in the year 1947 was presided by
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restrictive initially‚ but once he had found kindred spirits he flourished‚ and pursued the philosophical study of religions‚ including Hinduism‚ Christianity‚ Buddhism and others‚ having professed no particular interest in religion up until then” (“Mahatma Gandhi”). Gandhi had identified the British rule as an injustice because “Indians were prohibited from collecting or selling salt—Britain had a monopoly on that staple product‚ and taxed it heavily” (Begley). In order to protest what Gandhi believed
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Thoreau‚ the father of Civil Disobedience‚ one of his famous quotes is “That government is best which governs not at all;’ and when men are prepared for it‚ that will be the kind of government which they will have.” This man was an inspiration to Mahatma Gandhi along with Martin Luther King. Thoreau went to live in the forest a bit to simply live with nature and write about it‚ from what I could tell he enjoyed it very much and wrote about things he encountered. In my opinion‚ I feel he foolishly
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legendary freedom fighter and an imminently knowledgeable person was the first prime Minister of India‚ Jawaharlal Nehru. Also known as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru‚ he was one of the foremost leaders of Indian freedom struggle. The Father of the Nation‚ Mahatma Gandhi had realised the infinite potential of his favourite disciple at an early age. Jawaharlal Nehru literally shaped the destiny of free India. No wonder‚ he is also called as the architect of modern India. Let’s have a look at Jawaharlal Nehru
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Mahatma Gandhi had a humongous influence on Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights Movement. Ghandi was one of the first to inspire a non violent movement and led freedom across the world. Gandhi began leading this movement when many different riots and violent problems broke out include the Hindu- Muslim riot. Gandhi’s legacy helped inspire King Jr Greatly. Martin Luther King Jr was studying and pursuing to be a minster like his father and grandfather. While King was at Crozer Theological
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National Integration Indian civilization has survived-through the ages despite temporary setbacks. Since the earliest times‚ Indian civilization has marched with common objectives of culture and society. In early days‚ great emperors like Ashoka unified the country and its civilization and knit ft round a common culture from one end of the country to the other. During and after the Hindu period and later by the spread of Buddhism in whole of Asia‚ Indian culture and civilization got a further
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