Gandhi Imperialism

To What Extent can Gandhi be Considered an Opponent of imperialism? When an individual such as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi fought against the British empire, with non-violent tactics, could be considered an opponent to imperialism in india. He defended his people with skills he had learned from his childhood and his time in both london and Africa. He was a man of acceptance of most no matter what religion, sex, age and lifestyle was. His way of life and how he wanted india to be an independent country was brought through by non-violent protest, non-reforming, and keeping the peace, and keeping his cool even when the british had slaughtered large quantities of men women and children. He showed his stance against the british empire without use of violence or force.

While living in africa Gandhi was raised worshiping the god Vishnu and following the Jainism way, an old rigorous indian religion, which taught him about fasting, being a vegetarian, meditation, and non-violence. From …show more content…
Most people would freak out and get frustrated and displeased with the violence they have done. In 1919 on April 13 a man named Reginald Dyer killed around 350 men, women and children, and injured over 1000, who were non-violently protesting. Which in the end was call the Amritsar Massacre. Unlike most people who would have freaked out at the thought that they are the main reason why hundreds are dead and injured, Gandhi kept his cool. He even traveled to Amritsar, but never once did he seem unsettled or angry or even depressed about it.

Overall Gandhi was a strong opponent of imperialism in India. Just India. He was strong there but in other parts of the world such as Africa weren't so affected by his ways. He did all this non-violent stuff in India, but it never really reached out to other countries to follow his ways. And that's why Gandhi is an opponent of imperialism in