American Indian Movement

force by marching in protest against the laws meaning South Africa’s work force was absent. For this Mr. Gandhi and hundreds of other Indians were…

Gandhi, world leader, prison inmate, pacifist, lawyer. This man started a non-violent movement in India, against that of British rule in the area. How did it work, though? How did one man, who could probably be picked up and carried by the average British soldier manage to diffuse the greatest Empire man had known at the time? This was because of two simple reasons: that to the end he chose to be peaceful, (which showed the wrongness of the British rule), and that he was influential, persuasive…

For years, India had been under complete control of Britain, and the people didn't like it. They made stupid rules, and they forced the Indian People to buy their goods instead of making their own like they used to. The Indians had very low wages, so they couldn't afford to buy the products either. The people wanted change, and this is where Gandhi comes in. He was a very charismatic leader that wanted change, but by using nov-violent, peaceful methods. The people liked his ideas, so he…

and Gandhi tolerated them. Osama Bin Laden was shot on May 2nd, 2011, in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He was assassinated by the well-trained division in the United States Military ‘Seal Team 6’. The main reasoning behind his tactical assassination by a American military force was due to his leadership in Al-Qaeda and his influence and coordination of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center in New York…

Gandhi's early life helped shape him into what he would soon be known for. His life in South Africa exposed him to racial discrimination and encouraged him to make a change. Gandhi was held back because he was Indian. In a court in Durban, South Africa, Gandhi was told to remove his turban and he decided to refuse and had to leave. This is important because Gandhi knew the way he and many others were being treated poorly and they had to do something. His family shaped him for a successful future…

United Kingdom. There were new acts that the government would place, in trying to satisfy the nation, but none of them gave enough power to the people of India. Finally after seventeen years of struggling for their independence, the British signed the Indian Independence Act on August 15,…

today, he is one of the most influential men to have walked on this earth and is remembered as the father of India due to his success of freeing India from the hands of the British. As a token of his work his birth date is one of the three national Indian holidays and is a day of remembrance and appreciation. Mohandas Gandhi will always be remembered as the savior of…

Written by Taiaiake Alfred, “Wasase: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom” expresses his perspective on the “warrior’s dance” of a non-violent spiritual revolution to free his people from colonial oppression. The author explores a history of war and corruption, reasons for rebellion, and approaches that will lead to a successful battle in favor of the indigenous people. Based on his presentation of both facts and opinions throughout his book, I believe he was able to capture and present the…

The present book Outcaste: A Memoir is an expanded version of Jadhav’s best selling Marathi novel Amcha Baap Aan Amhi written in 1993.This memoir is a multilayered saga of the social evolution of the Dalits in India. It is a tribute from a son to his father as well as an appraisal of the caste-system. It tells the story of the awakening of the Dalits through three generations. The caste-system represses even stupefies the Dalits so that they grow into the dutiful lambs that need no shepherding…

documentary filmmaker who is determined to make a film on Indian freedom fighters based on diary entries by her grandfather, a former officer of the British Indian Army. Upon arriving in India, she asks a group of five young men to act in her film. Rang De Basanti's release faced stiff resistance from the Indian Defence Ministry and the Animal Welfare Board due to parts that depicted the use of MiG-21 fighter aircraft and a banned Indian horse race. A young, struggling British filmmaker Sue…