Salt: A Simple and Powerful Legacy
Muhandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. At the time the country had been under the official government rule of Britain for eleven years, and had been under heavy influence from the British East India Company since 1757. As Gandhi grew up he would realize the problems of the British power. He would use his knowledge and new ideas to unite the country. Through nonviolent protests and civil disobedience Gandhi would later make England realize their own problems. He, along with many of his followers would be arrested, beaten, and killed for the cause. He was a prime example of a selfless leader, pushing for a goal that would bring no personal benefit, but a gain in freedom to his entire country. One of the most famous and influential of his acts against the British, started with something as simple as salt, it was the climax of his story. But like every story, even fascinating, true and challenging life stories like his, there must be a beginning. Gandhi was born in a privileged family, his parents, Karamchand and Putlibai Gandhi, urged him to go into law from a young age. He did just that, and at age eighteen he went to England to further his studies at the University College of London. When he had finished law school he went into the business, unfortunately he didn 't find success while in India. He …show more content…
After the heavy marches on Dharasana and other, smaller salt depots, the British government started to attempt compromising with Gandhi and other revolutionaries. The coming years were full of various conferences in both India and the United Kingdom. There were new acts that the government would place, in trying to satisfy the nation, but none of them gave enough power to the people of India. Finally after seventeen years of struggling for their independence, the British signed the Indian Independence Act on August 15,
Muhandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. At the time the country had been under the official government rule of Britain for eleven years, and had been under heavy influence from the British East India Company since 1757. As Gandhi grew up he would realize the problems of the British power. He would use his knowledge and new ideas to unite the country. Through nonviolent protests and civil disobedience Gandhi would later make England realize their own problems. He, along with many of his followers would be arrested, beaten, and killed for the cause. He was a prime example of a selfless leader, pushing for a goal that would bring no personal benefit, but a gain in freedom to his entire country. One of the most famous and influential of his acts against the British, started with something as simple as salt, it was the climax of his story. But like every story, even fascinating, true and challenging life stories like his, there must be a beginning. Gandhi was born in a privileged family, his parents, Karamchand and Putlibai Gandhi, urged him to go into law from a young age. He did just that, and at age eighteen he went to England to further his studies at the University College of London. When he had finished law school he went into the business, unfortunately he didn 't find success while in India. He …show more content…
After the heavy marches on Dharasana and other, smaller salt depots, the British government started to attempt compromising with Gandhi and other revolutionaries. The coming years were full of various conferences in both India and the United Kingdom. There were new acts that the government would place, in trying to satisfy the nation, but none of them gave enough power to the people of India. Finally after seventeen years of struggling for their independence, the British signed the Indian Independence Act on August 15,