The Qualities Of Gandhi And Gandhi's Vision Of India

On August 15, 1947, India gained partial independence from the British, for independence is not simply a declaration of sovereignty, but, among other things, a process of developing a national identity and political legitimacy. India gained independence for on August 15, the international community viewed it as a relatively legitimate geographical area with political sovereignty. Yet, religion came to precede one’s identity as an Indian. One was Hindu or Muslim before being an Indian. The country’s three-way split into places whose people are now deemed inherently different from one another, in addition to lack of established borders for both Pakistan and India is what makes the independence partial. In addition, it is often misunderstood that India “achieved” independence, when, in actuality, India was given independence. Lastly, …show more content…
Though he mobilized them to follow certain actions such as moving away from foreign-made cloth and towards making one’s own khadi, many did not understand why this was important to Gandhi’s vision of India. “His power to move people was incomprehensible but the consequences were not,” says Partha Chatterjee, a scholar of the subaltern studies. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Indian Prime Minister said, “[many] did not agree with his philosophy of life, or even with many of his ideals. Often they did not understand him. But the action that he proposed was something tangible which could be understood and appreciated intellectually…step by step he convinced us of the rightness of the action, and we went with him, although we did not accept his philosophy.” In other words, many were fighting for independence without fully realizing what kind of independence they were fighting for or what principles they were following. This disconnect between the people and the leaders is eventually what caused partition. It also resulted in Gandhi’s assassination by a Hindu