Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar‚ a coastal town which was then part of the Bombay Presidency‚ British India. He was born in his ancestral home‚ now known as Kirti Mandir. His father‚ Karamchand Gandhi was Hindu Modh Baniya (1822–1885)‚ served as the divan minister) of Porbander state‚ a small princely salute state in the Kathiawar Agency of British India.His grandfather was Uttamchand Gandhi‚ also called Utta Gandhi. His mother‚ Putlibai‚ who was from a Pranami
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PGPX Making of Mahatma: A summary of presentations and discussions Abhishek G‚ Harsha M‚ Maulik G‚ Pranav S‚ Rajneesh K‚ Sanjiva S‚ Sreedhar G Introduction: Making of Mahatma We all know Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as a great leader‚ the torchbearer of peace‚ the frail man who made the mighty British bow to his non-violent means‚ the “Mahatma” who got independence for India. However‚ he was not born as a perfect leader. The movie presents the story of his transformation from an average
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1. What influences and experiences had the greatest impact in Dr. King’s development as a leader? Dr. King’s father was a huge influence. His father was a big advocate in social causes and political issues. He assisted in voter registration drives‚ participated in the NAACP movement‚ and was a board member at Morehouse College. Dr. King’s father raised him with religious principles and linked him to the church. Dr. King’s parents presented information on the subject of racial harmony stuck with
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He resolutely adhered to a campaign whose only method would be peaceful protest or satyagraha as it was called by him. This involved Gandhi and his followers standing up to their oppressors even when threatened with violence or pain. The most famous of these instances being Gandhi’s march to the sea where he would gather his own salt. This
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Non-violence Strategies in Israel/Palestine As the world is familiar with the on-going conflict between Israel and Palestine‚ and we are aware that the uproar between these two nations had been in the most extreme form. Judaism and Islam are two of the world’s oldest and largest monotheistic religions. These religions share a variety of customs‚ beliefs‚ and practices. At the same time‚ there are enough differences that make these two clash. Although there are many conflicts going on in this
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truthfulness and he promoted its principle. And also it was obvious that for this single reason he was known worldwide. With this extraordinary weapon‚ he threw out the brutal and atrocious Britishers out of our country. He believed in the principle of Satyagraha which proved to be the most influential and imperative movement of the period. Gandhiji said:- ’I have nothing new to teach the world.’ Truth and non- violence are as old as the hills.’ And this is true as truth and lie are not the new concepts
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WHY 1) He had begun to approve of the idea of home rule‚ but he had no interest in exchanging government by British elite for rule by an Anglicized Indian elite. If swaraj was to come to India‚ he argued‚ it must come as part of a wholesale social transformation that stripped away the old burdens of caste and crippling poverty. 2) Gandhi had said – “I felt then that it was more the fault of individual officials than of the British system‚ and that we could convert them by love. If we would improve
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi The man who led India ’s struggle for independence against Great Britain was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porbandar‚ in Gujarat. Gandhi studied law in London and became a barrister. He went to South Africa to work as a lawyer. The white people in South Africa treated the natives and the Indians settled there badly. He was distressed to see it. He fought for their cause for more than 20 years. He was a man of great courage and determination
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radio series‚ Modi evinced interest in the cloth. In the speech aired on Oct. 3‚ 2014—a day after the 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi—the prime minister appealed for the increased use of khadi. The symbolism was not missed. Along with satyagraha (truth force) andahimsa (non-violence)‚ khadi was Gandhi’s most enduring weapon while leading India’s freedom movemenD FDGRFVDC C F Dt till the late 1940s. “Like swaraj (self-rule)‚ khadi is our birthright‚ and it is our lifelong duty to use that
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Freedom Fighters of India Vallabhbhai Patel His brave deeds earned Vallabhbhai Patel the title of the iron man of India. For his role in the Bardoli Satyagraha‚ Patel came to be called the Sardar. Sardar Patel was a famous lawyer but gave up his practice in order to fight for the freedom of the country. After independence he became the deputy PM of India and played an important role the integration of India by merging numerous princely states with the Indian Union. Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bal Gangadhar
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