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    Gandhi Jayanti

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    2nd October‚ every year is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti‚ the birthday of Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi‚ the most famous freedom fighter of our mother India. Mahatma Gandhi is also lovingly known as Bapu by all. Gandhi was one of the most humble and modest person‚ mother India could ever give birth to‚ however‚ in his biography‚ he admits that he did not find himself worthy of the title and was often pained and upset by it. Gandhi was the epitome of peace‚ non-violence‚ truth and duty. He practiced

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    India of My Dream

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    my pride‚ my India- the abode of mighty Himalayas‚land of saints‚seers and sadhus‚ birth place of shri mad bhagvad geetaji and other purana and upnishads‚crade of religion of Hinduism‚Jainism and Buddhism. India had many great personalities like mahatma Gandhi‚jawahar lal Nehru‚sarojini naidu‚etc. India has great rulers like Ashoka‚maharana pratap‚Akbar‚shivaji‚etc. the greatness of india is not possible to describe in words. It has very ancient heritage of the world. Now a days scenario of India

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    Mandela received more than 250 honors‚ including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Mandela died at the age of 95on Dec. 5‚ 2013. 3. Mahatma Gandhi-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi led the fight for Indian nationalismagainst British rule in the 1920s. His celebrated use of nonviolent protest inspired similar movements in support of rights and freedoms around the globe. "Mahatma‚" which translates to "venerable" in Sanskrit‚ was an honorific first bestowed on him in 1914 in South Africa‚ and is now widely

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    Gandhi a Way of Life

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    Gandhian Religion- A way of life Gandhian Religion- A way of life Mahatma Gandhi is known as the father of India. He is remembered not as the freedom fighter but as the one who led India on the path of Independence. He is remembered for the contribution and devotion towards mankind. Gandhian Religion is comprised of three important principles: Nonviolence‚ Faith and Truth‚ which are also the hallmarks of Gandhian Doctrine. Many years have gone by but the luster of the Gandhian Religion remains

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    India

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    She is India “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people”‚ claimed Mahatma Gandhi. This emotional phrase written by one awe inspiring person shifted one of the world’s largest nations. No human being could outlaw India’s exceptionally sturdy soul. India was given a female gender by Mahatma Gandhi‚ the humble man seeking freedom on his own soil. During his life‚ India was under the almighty British crown. For Britain‚ this enormous colony was a treasure providing salt

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    Passive Resistance: Nonviolence Mahatma Gandhi‚ the originator of “Practice of Passive Resistance”‚ or “Soul-force”‚ used nonviolence to solve problems. He believed that the practice of Satyagraha can use love to forget and forgive. The pain of suffering was not the true problem when it came to fighting for justice. Similarly‚ with the idea of suffering for one’s desire of freedom‚ the people of Republic of China also used hunger strike and nonviolence for the Tiananmen Square protest to present

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    Sarojini Naidu

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    Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu‚ also known by the sobriquet as The Nightingale of India‚ Naidu was born in 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad to a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin family of Agorenath Chattopadhyay and Barada Sundari Devi. Her father was a doctor of science from Edinburgh University‚ settled in Hyderabad State‚ where he founded and administered the Ahmadabad College‚ which later became the Nizam’s College in Ahmadabad. Her mother was a poetess baji and used to write poetry in Bengali. Sarojini

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    Pro-Planet. Pro-Animals. Pro-Health: The Pros of Vegetarianism. Vegetarianism‚ is it just a fad‚ or will it continue to cultivate and grow more mainstream than it is today? All signs are indicating that it will‚ indeed‚ continue to grow. “As many as 3.2% to 6% of the U.S. adult population is a vegetarian” (Parker 1). If one loves life‚ why not try vegetarianism? Having a vegetarian diet not only saves animals‚ but also improves health and uses less of our planet’s diminishing resources. The earliest

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    Good Evening and welcome to Port Allen High Commencement Ceremony [introduce myself] Before I get started‚ I want to take a moment to thank some of the most loving and important people in my life: God - for showing me unconditional love‚ for putting great people in my life ‚ and for blessing me to be standing before you all this very moment;My Family - for being by my side‚ loving me tenderly‚ and for keeping me on track; My Friends- for being there anytime and for reminding me that when life

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    The Civil Right Movement was a period of time from the mid 1860s and to the late 1960s where people fought for equal rights for African Americans. The Civil Rights Movement was inspired by many people such as Mahatma Gandhi‚ Rosa Parks‚ and Martin Luther King just to name a few. The Civil Rights Movement was a series of non-violent protests and boycotting for African Americans to show that they deserve equal rights as any other American. The Civil Rights Movement all started December 5th ‚

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