Mahatma Gandhi‚ born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ came into the world on the 2nd of October‚ 1869 in Porbandar‚ Gujarat‚ India. He died on the 30th of January‚ 1948 in New Delhi‚ India. Gandhi was a great political and spiritual leader for India‚ when India was still under the rule of the British Empire. The word Mahatma means great soul. This name was not given Gandhi at birth by his parents‚ but many years later by the Indian people when they discovered they had a Mahatma in their midst. In May
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and change how Indians viewed these untouchables;; Gandhi believed it was unfair and wrong to treat people this way. I’m glad there are people like him in the world who are willing to stand up and work towards a good cause.The book we are reading in class‚ Gandhi: His Life and Message‚ by Louis Fischer is an eye opener to whom Gandhi was and what he believed in. Gandhi was apologist against the caste system of India and
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Gandhi’s Philosophy of Nonviolence With Gandhi‚ the notion of nonviolence attained a special status. He not only theorized on it‚ he adopted nonviolence as a philosophy and an ideal way of life. He made us understand that the philosophy of nonviolence is not a weapon of the weak; it is a weapon‚ which can be tried by all. Nonviolence was not Gandhi’s invention. He is however called the father of nonviolence because according to Mark Shepard‚ “He raised nonviolent action to a level never before
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As Indira Ghose points out in her article “Jesting with Death: Hamlet in the Graveyard” at the time Hamlet had been written‚ death was something that had been talk about in a jesting manner for centuries prior. So it was common for someone to find humor in
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empire of ancient India. The other duo was that of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru who were instrumental in laying the base of a modern Indian state and giving shape to ideas in the realm of education‚ culture and democracy.1 Gandhi founded the Satyagraha Ashram after returning from South Africa and successfully employed the principles of Satyagraha in uniting the peasants of Kheda and Champaran against the government. After this victory Gandhi was bestowed the title of Bapu and Mahatma and his fame
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who ushered the British Empire out of India without even firing a shot. In the age of Empire and Military might he proved that the powerless had power and that force of arms would never prevail against force of spirit. Based on all this‚ Mahatma Gandhi surely deserved an award‚ which spoke of his efforts‚ his fight for freedom and justice and all his other contributions to this world. This award could be given to a few other people also who have been great reformers. It could be given to one who
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Maneka Gandhi Vs Union of India (1978) were not satisfactory in providing adequate protection to the ‘right to life and personal liberty’ guaranteed under Article 21 of the constitution of India . Maneka Gandhi Vs Union of India (AIR 1978 SC 597) is a landmark judgment and played the most significant role towards the transformation of the judicial view on Article 21 of the constitution of India so as to imply many more fundamental rights from Article 21. The factual summary of Maneka Gandhi case
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Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu (Father of Nation)‚ was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence‚ civil rights‚ and freedom across the world.[2][3] The son of a senior government official‚ Gandhi was born and raised in a Bania[4] community in coastal Gujarat‚ and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous
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Gandhi: The Father of a Nation “Nearly everything you do is of no importance‚ but it is important that you do it.” -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Gandhi is known internationally and by all ages‚ whether old or young‚ for his practically one-handed defeat of the powerful British Empire. Mohandas Gandhi‚ often called Mahatma‚ a name meaning reverence or loving respect and more specifically Great Soul‚ or Bapu‚ meaning father‚ was born on October 2‚ 1869 and assassinated on January 30
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (pronounced [ˈmoːɦənd̪aːs ˈkərəmtʃənd̪ ˈɡaːnd̪ʱi] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled‚" "venerable"[2])—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚[3]—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati:
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