Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also affectionately known as Mahatma Gandhi which implies “great soul”, is widely recognized as the father of Indian nation and one of the greatest political and spiritual leaders of all time. Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence by pioneering and employing nonviolent civil disobedience, and inspired civil rights movement all around the world. Mahatma Gandhi first became a lawyer after receiving education in England. Being prone to change and tolerant of all people, Gandhi transformed into the essential leader in India’s independence movement by challenging the British empire not with war and violence, but with nonviolent resistance and peaceful protests. Gandhi became the Mahatma we know by achieving progress
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After Gandhi earned his law degree from a prestigious college in England, he was covered in fancy suits and traveled in first class. After being thrown off the train simply because of the color of his skin, Gandhi insisted travel only in third class years later to be more related to unprivileged people (Video 2). Gandhi even made a spinning wheel and only wore khadi which represented self-reliance and his resistance of using British mill-made cloth. When Gandhi was practicing law in South Africa, he met Balasundaram who was an indentured labor that was beaten by his master. When Gandhi was helping Balasundaram and much more indentured labor, he learned their joy and sorrow and identified with them more than ever (Video 2). Gandhi’s willingness to change made it possible for him to be compassionate about others and led him to become a symbol of peace and …show more content…
Rather than calling for a forcible and disordered war to end British colonization, Gandhi implemented stirring speeches and nonviolent protests. He believed when people change the way they think, they change the actions they take, and in doing so change the world around them. Gandhi’s tolerance for people from all class and religions helped him learn from more people and cultures. Gandhi embodied almost every characteristic expected in a national leader: sympathy, perseverance, courage, and forgiveness. But more importantly, Gandhi’s nonviolent approach to peace, willingness to change and tolerance for all made him the father of his nation and one of the most influential activists of all
After Gandhi earned his law degree from a prestigious college in England, he was covered in fancy suits and traveled in first class. After being thrown off the train simply because of the color of his skin, Gandhi insisted travel only in third class years later to be more related to unprivileged people (Video 2). Gandhi even made a spinning wheel and only wore khadi which represented self-reliance and his resistance of using British mill-made cloth. When Gandhi was practicing law in South Africa, he met Balasundaram who was an indentured labor that was beaten by his master. When Gandhi was helping Balasundaram and much more indentured labor, he learned their joy and sorrow and identified with them more than ever (Video 2). Gandhi’s willingness to change made it possible for him to be compassionate about others and led him to become a symbol of peace and …show more content…
Rather than calling for a forcible and disordered war to end British colonization, Gandhi implemented stirring speeches and nonviolent protests. He believed when people change the way they think, they change the actions they take, and in doing so change the world around them. Gandhi’s tolerance for people from all class and religions helped him learn from more people and cultures. Gandhi embodied almost every characteristic expected in a national leader: sympathy, perseverance, courage, and forgiveness. But more importantly, Gandhi’s nonviolent approach to peace, willingness to change and tolerance for all made him the father of his nation and one of the most influential activists of all