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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Since the older times‚ women have been treated as second rate citizens of all across the globe. The situation is almost the same everywhere-irrespective of the developed country or the developing country-caste‚ community‚ colour or creed a position which is comparable in many ways‚ with that of racial minorities. Women have been relegated to secondary position despite the fact that they numerically constitute about half the world population today. This situation has caused immense loss to their
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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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person is Mahatma Gandhi. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi into a strict vegetarian Brahmin family‚ Mr Gandhi has always been my role model despite the vast generation gap between us. Mr Gandhi’s passion and commitment to uplift the conditions of the poor in India as well as heal the animosity between the Muslims and Hindus in India are highly commendable. In fact‚ there are no words to describe his achievements‚ except he was a great man. Thus‚ the Indians gave him the title "Mahatma" which means
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disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. He was sent to jail many times for propagating the cause of independence. But nothing could deter him from fighting for his beloved motherland. In 1929‚ he was elected the President of Indian National Congress at its Lahore session where the resolution for ‘complete independence’ was passed. Thereafter‚ till independence‚ Nehru became the voice of India‚ the chief strategist of the nationalist movement and the forefront congress leader in the country after Mahatma Gandhi
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the journey of life we come across many people and also read about autobiographies of great men‚ that leaves an indelible mark in our minds. At times so great is the influence that it changes the source of our lives. Thus for example the impact of mahatma gandhi on the young jawaharlal nehru was so great that it changed the course of his life by making him join the freedom movement. I have also been profoundly influenced by the life of pandit jawaharlal nehru from what i have read about him through
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country‚ a nation which gave birth to charismatic leaders like Mahatma Gandhi‚ Rabindranath Tagore‚ B R Ambedkar and Subhash Chandra Bose. It’s our duty to pay homage to all those who have laid down their lives to make the country free from foreign dominance. It was really a struggle some period for our great leaders to unite and to build a base for the development of the country. We might be thankful to a number of leaders‚ Mahatma Gandhi for his charismatic leadership‚ Rabindra Nath Tagore for
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father of the nation‚ Mahatma Gandhi had once quoted: “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” Isn’t that what the country’s present scenario talking? A few corrupt people are walking through the minds of millions of people and dirtying their minds too. Now-a-days corruption can be seen everywhere. It is like cancer in public life‚ which has not become so rampant and perpetuated overnight‚ but in course of time. A country where leaders like Mahatma Gandhi‚ Sardar Patel
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