For centuries the people of Indian subcontinent was overshadowed by the European economic and political system. In the years following World War II, these people began to regain their own independence and to reassert their own identity. Revolutions as a result of nationalism served as the basis for independence. In India, however the type of revolution was different. Mahatma Gandhi, Indian revolutionary leader, followed nonviolent resistance to establish home rule in India. He serves as a role model to every people in the modern world.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a province of Gujarat in North West India, on 2nd October 1869. His family was very religious and traditionally rooted. Gandi’s father was the Chief Minister …show more content…
In his autobiography Gandhi explained an incident which occurred during his first year of the high school, when the educational inspector had come to visit the school. He instructed students to spell five words and one of the word was “kettle”. Gandhi misspelled the word. His teacher encouraged him to copy the word from his neighbor’s paper but Gandhi refused. This resulted in that every students spelled the words correctly except Gandhi. In the autobiography Gandhi expressed, “I could never learn the art of copying”. He was married at the age of thirteen he was married to Kasturba Gandhi. Kasturba was illiterate but Gandhi was very anxious to teach her. With his substantial efforts, Kasturba learned how to read and write simple letters and understand Gujrati. Gandhi went to Salamdas College in Gujrat, at the University of Bombay. At the age of eighteen Gandhi was offered the opportunity of furthering studies overseas, at university college London. Gandhi, at first, did not find London suitable for him because Hinduism’s principal included vegetarianism as well as alcohol and sexual abstinence. He studied law,,,,, started philosophical study of religion …show more content…
It would be cowardice to run back to India without fulfilling my obligation. The hardship to which I was subjected was superficial – only a symptom of the deep disease of colour prejudice. I should try, if possible, to root out the disease and suffer hardships in the process. Redress for wrongs I should seek only to the extent that would be necessary for the removal of the color prejudice”. The Indians were portrayed as threat in South Africa because they were coming directly in competition with Europeans. Indians were merchants, teachers or professionals like Gandhi. On the other hand, the Africans mostly lived in the country sides. They were farmers and peasants. This one of the reason why the restrictive racial laws were put on the Indians. The system of apartheid was a series of restrictive laws enacted with the goal of controlling the black population and maintaining the separate society of black and white. Gandhi was mostly influenced by apartheid while living in South Africa. His emerging political philosophy known as satayagraha was a nonviolent approach to political action. He founded a political movement known as Natal Indian congress and developed his theoretical belief in nonviolent protest. One feature of the
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a province of Gujarat in North West India, on 2nd October 1869. His family was very religious and traditionally rooted. Gandi’s father was the Chief Minister …show more content…
In his autobiography Gandhi explained an incident which occurred during his first year of the high school, when the educational inspector had come to visit the school. He instructed students to spell five words and one of the word was “kettle”. Gandhi misspelled the word. His teacher encouraged him to copy the word from his neighbor’s paper but Gandhi refused. This resulted in that every students spelled the words correctly except Gandhi. In the autobiography Gandhi expressed, “I could never learn the art of copying”. He was married at the age of thirteen he was married to Kasturba Gandhi. Kasturba was illiterate but Gandhi was very anxious to teach her. With his substantial efforts, Kasturba learned how to read and write simple letters and understand Gujrati. Gandhi went to Salamdas College in Gujrat, at the University of Bombay. At the age of eighteen Gandhi was offered the opportunity of furthering studies overseas, at university college London. Gandhi, at first, did not find London suitable for him because Hinduism’s principal included vegetarianism as well as alcohol and sexual abstinence. He studied law,,,,, started philosophical study of religion …show more content…
It would be cowardice to run back to India without fulfilling my obligation. The hardship to which I was subjected was superficial – only a symptom of the deep disease of colour prejudice. I should try, if possible, to root out the disease and suffer hardships in the process. Redress for wrongs I should seek only to the extent that would be necessary for the removal of the color prejudice”. The Indians were portrayed as threat in South Africa because they were coming directly in competition with Europeans. Indians were merchants, teachers or professionals like Gandhi. On the other hand, the Africans mostly lived in the country sides. They were farmers and peasants. This one of the reason why the restrictive racial laws were put on the Indians. The system of apartheid was a series of restrictive laws enacted with the goal of controlling the black population and maintaining the separate society of black and white. Gandhi was mostly influenced by apartheid while living in South Africa. His emerging political philosophy known as satayagraha was a nonviolent approach to political action. He founded a political movement known as Natal Indian congress and developed his theoretical belief in nonviolent protest. One feature of the