I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others. This quote is from the Mahatma Gandhi one of the most influential people in history. Gandhi was an indian activist and the leader of the indian independence movement. Gandhi was powerful because he was self driven, intelligent, and brave. Mahatma Gandhi has changed India/the world in many different ways with his combination of leadership qualities one being his braveness. “Mahatma Gandhi was the most prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement and he is unofficially referred to as ‘Father of the Nation’ in India”. India gained its independence on 15th August 1947 but it was accompanied by partition of British
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“‘Never again’ was his promise to himself after each escapade. And he kept his promise. Beneath an unprepossessing exterior, he concealed a burning passion for self-improvement that led him to take even the heroes of Hindu mythology, such as Prahlada and Harishchandra”. Never again is what Gandhi told himself after every time his puberty made his do something that he knew was not him, and everytime he would keep his promise, learn from his mistake and never do it again. “In 1887 Mohandas scraped through the matriculation examination of the University of Bombay (now University of Mumbai) and joined Samaldas College in Bhavnagar (Bhavnagar). As he had to suddenly switch from his native language Gujarati to English”. Even though it looked as if he wouldn't learn a whole new language, he was too determined on being a nurse and found a way to make it happen. He would soon take a trip to England to learn english and pursue his dream of becoming a nurse. Gandhi has proved that he is is self driven by constantly overcoming obstacles and battles just from his own will power and for the benefit of …show more content…
“Mohandas grew up in a home steeped in Vaishnavism worship of the Hindu god Vishnu with a strong tinge of Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion whose chief tenets are nonviolence and the belief that everything in the universe is eternal. Thus, he took for granted ahimsa (non injury to all living beings), vegetarianism, fasting for self-purification, and mutual tolerance between adherents of various creeds and sects.” This quote simply explains how peaceful we was from the start and how this trait has always been with him. “He led the popular Non-cooperation movement in early 1920s”. In 1919 a massacre took place in which british soldiers blocked the only exit to Jallianwala Bagh then took on a crowd of nonviolent protesters leaving about 1000 people dead, so Gandhi took matters into his own hands and started the “Non-cooperation movement” which made Indians refuse to buy british goods. This movement was very successful, this led to an indian mob setting a british police station on fire leaving the 22 inside dead, Gandhi soon called off the movement as it started to result to violence. In 1919 a massacre took place in which british soldiers blocked the only exit to Jallianwala Bagh then took on a crowd of nonviolent protesters leaving about 1000 people dead, so Gandhi took matters into his own hands and
“‘Never again’ was his promise to himself after each escapade. And he kept his promise. Beneath an unprepossessing exterior, he concealed a burning passion for self-improvement that led him to take even the heroes of Hindu mythology, such as Prahlada and Harishchandra”. Never again is what Gandhi told himself after every time his puberty made his do something that he knew was not him, and everytime he would keep his promise, learn from his mistake and never do it again. “In 1887 Mohandas scraped through the matriculation examination of the University of Bombay (now University of Mumbai) and joined Samaldas College in Bhavnagar (Bhavnagar). As he had to suddenly switch from his native language Gujarati to English”. Even though it looked as if he wouldn't learn a whole new language, he was too determined on being a nurse and found a way to make it happen. He would soon take a trip to England to learn english and pursue his dream of becoming a nurse. Gandhi has proved that he is is self driven by constantly overcoming obstacles and battles just from his own will power and for the benefit of …show more content…
“Mohandas grew up in a home steeped in Vaishnavism worship of the Hindu god Vishnu with a strong tinge of Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion whose chief tenets are nonviolence and the belief that everything in the universe is eternal. Thus, he took for granted ahimsa (non injury to all living beings), vegetarianism, fasting for self-purification, and mutual tolerance between adherents of various creeds and sects.” This quote simply explains how peaceful we was from the start and how this trait has always been with him. “He led the popular Non-cooperation movement in early 1920s”. In 1919 a massacre took place in which british soldiers blocked the only exit to Jallianwala Bagh then took on a crowd of nonviolent protesters leaving about 1000 people dead, so Gandhi took matters into his own hands and started the “Non-cooperation movement” which made Indians refuse to buy british goods. This movement was very successful, this led to an indian mob setting a british police station on fire leaving the 22 inside dead, Gandhi soon called off the movement as it started to result to violence. In 1919 a massacre took place in which british soldiers blocked the only exit to Jallianwala Bagh then took on a crowd of nonviolent protesters leaving about 1000 people dead, so Gandhi took matters into his own hands and