are more important than the end‚ he maintained; with the right means‚ desired ends will follow. In time‚ he was proven right- almost always. His struggles and actions were but external manifestations of his struggle to evolve his own value system. Mahatma Gandhi better known as the
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A comparison of Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Ghandi. Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Ghandi are both two revoutionaly men. Racism was and is a problem in todays and yesterdays culture. These men fought for equal rights of all men and women‚ no matter the color or origin. This paper will compare the two men not competitivly but as a "based on the facts" comparison. Both men tried to stop the violence and racial hatred by using non-violence techniques. Ghandi has been known for fasting. Fasting means
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hand‚ India encompassed only one major political party while China had two. Both movements raised political figures like Mao Zedong and Mahatma Gandhi. The path that India and China took towards independence were different. While India sponsored militant nonviolence‚ China lead a Civil War. India’s predisposition to nonviolence was inspired by its leader Mahatma Gandhi. On the other hand‚ the Guomindang and Communist Party in China sparked guerrilla warfare. India‚ unlike China‚ is seen by participating
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What is Education? “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi It is a best example of a quotation from Mahatma Gandhi that can inspire every individual to have their education. Having a good quality of education is one of the best things we‚ as a young individual‚ can do for ourselves to ensure us for a better‚ more satisfying and prosperous life. Education is an important possession that we must have. It will help us in many aspects
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lived a spiritual ascetic life of prayer‚ fasting and mediation. Refusing earthly possessions‚ he wore the loincloth and shawl of the lowest Indian and subsisted on vegetables‚ fruit and juice. Indians revered him as a saint and began to call him Mahatma (great soul). Gandhi’s advocacy of nonviolence‚ known as ahimsa was the expression of a way of life implicit in the Hindu
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Throughout history‚ acts of civil disobedience famously have helped to force a reassessment of society’s moral parameters. The Boston Tea Party‚ the suffragette movement‚ the resistance to British rule in India led by Gandhi‚ the US civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa Parks and others.Nonviolence is the personal practice of being harmless to self and others under every condition.Nonviolent acts of protest and persuasion are symbolic actions performed by a group of people to
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GANDI JAYANTI Gandhi Jayanti‚ a national festival of India‚ is celebrated to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi‚ the "Father of the Nation". It is celebrated on October 2‚ every year. It is one of the three official declared National Holidays of India and is observed in all its states and union territories. He is the man who played a significant role in achieving independence for India from the British Empire with his simplicity and strong will power. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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THE ANNIHILATION OF CASTE Prologue [How this speech came to be composed—and not delivered] [1:] On December 12‚ 1935‚ I received the following letter from Mr. Sant Ram‚ the Secretary of the Jat - Pat - Todak Mandal: My dear Doctor Saheb‚ Many thanks for your kind letter of the 5th December. I have released it for press without your permission for which I beg your pardon‚ as I saw no harm in giving it publicity. You are a great thinker‚ and it is my well-considered opinion that none else
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Introduction: The struggle for Indian independence was more than just an effort to break free of British colonial rule. It was part of a broader conflict that took place‚ and is in many ways ongoing‚ within Indian society. In order to organize resistance‚ upper-caste Indian activists needed to frame Indian identity as united against British colonialism. This was not in of itself difficult‚ but they wanted to maintain an upper-caste dominance over Indian society. This required upholding "classical"
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Mahatma Gandhi: Charismatic & Transformational Leader Transformational Leadership The concept of transformational leadership was initially introduced by leadership expert and presidential biographer James MacGregor Burns. According to Burns‚ transformational leadership can be seen when “leaders and followers make each other to advance to a higher level of moral and motivation." Through the strength of their vision and personality‚ transformational leaders are able to inspire followers to
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