do not know what religion means” (Gandhi‚ 1957; 504). These words are only a glimpse of Gandhi’s revolutionary sight that changed Western intellectuals. As we continue to remember his blessings‚ Gandhi will be known as a leader of the successful freedom struggle and a representative of the highest level of thinking in the Hindu religious tradition. Mohandas Gandhi had many accomplishments throughout his 78 years of life. To briefly outline a few‚ Gandhi successfully accomplished to abjure
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suffering and sorrow. The movie "What Dreams May Come" had a very strong impact on me‚ my faith‚ the way I see things‚ love‚ and so many other messages. It is a heady‚ cerebral movie that makes you consider a typical after death experience. I found throughout the movie that I have experienced a myriad of feelings‚ from fear to joy and hope. It tells us to live our lives to the fullest. We will never know when our lives will end. The best thing is to be prepared. In the movie‚ the wife committed suicide
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Mahatma Gandhi Introduction Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism and the prophet of nonviolence in the 20th century‚ was born‚ the youngest child of his father’s fourth wife‚ on Oct. 2‚ 1869‚ at Porbandar‚ the capital of a small principality in Gujarat in western India under British suzerainty. His father‚ Karamchand Gandhi‚ who was the dewan (chief minister) of Porbandar‚ did not have much in the way of a formal education but was an able administrator who knew
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comedian Johnny Walker’s lines from a movie where his answer to all the questions of life (like whether he would marry the lady he so dearly loves) is ‚ “Boss‚ phipty‚ phipty.” Much the same could be said of the book. There could not have been a more daunting topic for a writer‚ especially Indian‚ than “India after Gandhi.” Guha handles this humongous theme in a “phipty‚ phipty” sort of way. Coming to the positive phipty‚ most of the political events post Gandhi have been dealt with. Some like
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Cricket has developed from a game played only by English noblemen and aristocrats to a sport played and watched by millions. The origins of the game may be disputed‚ but the popularity of the game was created and promoted through the British Empire in the early 20th century. Most of the other cricket-playing nations were former colonies of the British Empire and‚ according to the British Broadcasting Corporation; the former colonies still take great pleasure in beating England at their own game.
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Friedrich Nietzsche and Mahatma Gandhi‚ two mammoth political figures of their time‚ attack the current trend of society. Their individual philosophies and concepts suggest a fundamental problem: if civilization is so diseased‚ can we overcome this state of society and the sickness that plagues the minds of the masses in order to advance? Gandhi and Nietzsche attain to answer the same proposition of sickness within civilization‚ and although the topic of unrest among both may be dissimilar‚ they
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An acquaintance of mine is a highly paid professional lacking none of life’s luxuries. He plays the violin as a hobby and frequently plays in a public space‚ placing a jar in front of him so that passers-by can contribute money to show their appreciation. Other musicians play in that space‚ but they move on if another musician is already there. His actions suggest‚ to me‚ that he’s a struggling musician in need of financial assistance‚ but he’s collecting dollar bills from people who may be less
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Karamchand Gandhi Gandhi was an Indian civil rights leader. Throughout life he was misunderstood‚ defied in death and was taken to the point of error. Gandhi took down the British Empire‚ he improved the governments of the three nations‚ and he imbued the spirits of a global network of neo-Gandhians‚ like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If anyone could be described as the most adequate civil rights movement leader of the 20th century‚ it would be Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi was born on
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Mahatmas Gandhi From Alexander the Great‚ to Oliver Cromwell‚ to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ history has shown us many great leaders. From Conquerors to revolution leaders‚ our world holds a vast number of prized people. But from all the people that have walked this Earth‚ there are only a very few which we can call great. Mahatma Gandhi toppled part of one of the most powerful nations of the world‚ without even raising a sword. By his death‚ without so much as a penny to his name‚ he won the
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