(II) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Life and Times: Dr. Ambedkar was born on 14th April‚ 1891 in Mhow‚ Madhya Pradesh. Born as Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar‚ he belonged to the ‘untouchable’ Mahar caste. His father‚ Ramji Ambedkar‚ served in the military. Many from the Mahar community had joined the Bombay army of the East India Company. Bhim’s mother passed away when he was six years old. His father‚ a follower of Kabir and a strict vegetarian‚ retired after fourteen years of military service. The Ramji family moved
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goal and the “means” are the way in which something is done to achieve the goal. The phrase “by any means necessary” says that there are no rules or limits because a good outcome excuses wrongs committed to attain. Gandhi‚ pioneer and a theorist of satyagraha said‚ “I feel that our progress towards the goal will be in exact proportion to the purity of our means”. Indeed‚
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theLokpal (Sanskrit: protector of the people). It would be empowered to register and investigate complaints of corruption against politicians and bureaucrats without prior government approval.[2][3][4] In April 2011‚ civil activist Anna Hazare started a Satyagraha movement by commencing an indefinite fast in New Delhi to demand the passing of the bill. The movement attracted attention in the media‚ and hundreds of thousands of supporters‚ in part due to the organizational skills of Arvind Kejriwal.[5] Following
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CONTEMPORARY INDIAN THINKERS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA 2. VIVEKANANDA 3. SHAIKH MUHAMMED IQBAL 4. RABINDRANATH TAGORE 5. MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI 6. KRISHNACHANDRA BHATTACHARYYA 7. AUROBINDO GHOSE 8. SARAPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN 9. JIDDU KRISHNAMURTHI 10. RAJNEESH CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION When we speak about Contemporary Indian Philosophy‚ we refer to the pro and post Independence period which is known as the Indian
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riches by exploiting the helplessness and poverty of many. Mahatma Gandhi followed most of the principles of Leo Tolstoy in his life. His life has been message. Things that Gandhi is known for‚ have great relevance to the human world. Gandhi’s Satyagraha‚ his fasting & hunger strike‚ his simplicity‚ his collective resistance‚ his movement on the call of conscience‚ his experiencing truth‚ his simple living‚ his self labouring‚ his commitment of the
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Questions: * What was distinctive about the end of Europe’s African and Asian empires as compared to earlier examples of imperial disintegration? * Change: nation-states overthrowing empires who ruled over them for centuries * African revolution focused on nationalism‚ chain reaction that created many nation-states * Africans felt they were equivalent to their formal rulers despite the difference in culture * Revolutions around the world shared aspects of nationalism – Self-determination:
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African Union Students’ Club (AU) Ahmadu Bello University zaria officials paid a courtesy visit to one of the prominent elder state man in African‚ Ambassador Maitama Sule; one time Nigeria Ambassador to the United Nations. He was part of the African Nationalist that founded the African Union. The visit was to give us insight on panacea to African contemporary issues. EXCERPT: The history of political development in Nigeria and African indeed is very interesting. With the problem now facing us
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Gandhi on Providence and Greed Y. P. Anand and Mark Lindley Although Gandhiji is often quoted as having said‚ “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need but not enough for any man’s greed‚” we would like to point out that he said something significantly different instead‚1 but that 15-20 years earlier‚ his view in regard to food had indeed amounted to what the famous alleged statement says. The alleged statement is a distorted version of a remark attributed to him by a first-hand witness
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Mahatma Gandhi Aroused by the massacre of Amritsar in 1919‚ Gandhi devoted his life to gaining India’s independence from Great Britain. As the dominant figure used his persuasive philosophy of non-violent confrontation‚ he inspired political activists with many persuasions throughout the world (Andrews 23). Not only was Mahatma Gandhi a great peacemaker‚ but also his work to achieve freedom and equality for all people was greatly acknowledged. Gandhi’s unconventional style of leadership gained
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Prepared by: Mohamed Adly Aly Saber Ahmed Atef Amr Shams Wael El –Sahn Sherif Hassan BUS-509 - ESLSCA 41C ‚ Dr. Maha Hafez‚ Mar 2013 [GANDHI AND THE EADERSHIP] “Be the change you want to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi Contents Acknowledgment .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Summary ....................................................................................
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