Said President Barack Obama during his interaction with 9th Graders of Wakefield High School‚ Arlington‚ Virginia on September 8‚ 2009. Today is ’Gandhi Jayanti’ - the 144th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2‚ 1869 – January 30‚ 1948) popularly known as ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ or better still as ‘Father of the Nation’. In 2007‚ the United Nations declared 2nd October as the International Day of Non-Violence‚ as a mark of respectful tribute to a person who dedicated his life practicing
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Indira Gandhi was our first woman Prime Minister. She had rare qualities of leadership and guided the destiny of a big country like India for about 15 years‚ from 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984. India gained status of respect and strength in the world forum during her time. Our defeating the Pakistani forces in the Indo-Pak war‚ resulting in the creation of Bangladesh‚ won her name and admiration even from the opposition parties. She was regarded a highly skilled‚ far- sighted‚ aggressive leader
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Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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THE” TRUE”STORY OF” FAKE LEADER” SONIA GANDHI Alias ANTONIA MAINO-By SATYAMITRA 88 Votes Who is Sonia? (By Dr. Subramaniam Swamy) Antonia is Sonia’s real name in her birth certificate. Sonia is the name given to her subsequently by her father‚ Stefano Maino [now deceased] following his return from Russia where he had been a prisoner of war. Stefano had joined the Nazi army as a volunteer. Sonia is a Russian not Italian name. While spending two years in a Russian jail
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Mohandas Gandhi and his non-violent acts of defiance had great implications on imperialism during the post colonial area. Known to many as the “Great Souled one”(History) Gandhi was a leading force for India to gain independence from Great Britain. Gandhi’s extensive use of passive resistance which is defined as “refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power‚ without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition” (Pletcher). Is a trademark for Indian independence
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Thesis: equality‚ unity‚ protection Body paragraph of Obama Barak Obama is the first and current African American president inaugurated. His cultural background‚ being of mix race gives rise to his plight for equality and exposed the ethos and desire to obtain political unity and to protect the vulnerable and elderly American people. Obama opens his “inaugural speech” of 2013 with a quote from the American Constitution and its statement in regards to equality‚ acknowledging that the quest will
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Financial stability - When we talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the nuclear family‚ then financial stability is one of the strongest points in the nuclear family. One can be financially strong because of limited expenses. There is less number of people in the nuclear family and hence less expenses. You cannot have a strong financial stability if you are the only person who is earning in a joint family.3) Freedom - The elders restricts youngsters not to do certain tasks because they think
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The times Malcolm and Gandhi lived in where during civil revolutions and huge movements in the country’s life. They were in different countries but it was all the same. Inspirational men and were really good at bringing a large groups of their people together. The times they lived in where both hard for them to move through and to understand why it was this way. In the beginning of Malcolm’s life‚ 1925 was the year of his birth and Hitler just done writing this book “Mein Kampf.” A Great tornado
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Despite the fact that Fanon and Gandhi‚ in their pursuit of independence‚ have tried to rid the colonized people of feelings of inferiority and alienation‚ despair and inaction‚ Gandhi is drawn to the nonviolent resistance in South Africa and India‚ whereas Fanon shows his approbation of the resistance violence in Algeria and revolutionary violence in Iran. However‚ certain issues remain controversial in both realms: (1) whether violence is an innate feature in human nature‚ (2) the degree of the
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mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability (Merriam-Webster). There are two types of heroes‚ epic heroes and modern heroes. Odysseus‚ one of the most famous epic heroes ever‚ will be compared to Mahatma Gandhi‚ a modern day hero‚ to see if there really is a large gap separating the two types. However‚ one thing is certain‚ modern heroes can be identical to epic heroes if they are larger than life‚ embody the ideals of their culture‚ embark on a perilous
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