Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi is considered the father of India. He received the nickname Mahatma meaning Great Soul. Gandhi is well praised with historians for fighting for independence using his words and nonviolent philosophy instead of using violence. Gandhi was born October 2, 1869, at Porbandar. Gandhi was a timid and a decent student at school. He went through a rebellious period during his teenage years: He ate meat, smoked, and lied a lot. He regretted his actions and went back to his…

(great soul), Father of the Nation, Bapu (papa), Gandhiji, and Gandhi. Background Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. His mother was deeply religious and frequently fasted due to religion. She was both self-disciplined and had strong commonsense. One of his father’s books, Shravana Pitribhakti Nataka, left a lasting impression of devotion to his parents. At 13 he was arranged marriage to Kasturbai. Gandhi and his mother served as caretakers for his father…

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…

Gandhi was a man of hard beginnings and humble endings. The way he lived his life changed the people around him, the world he lived in, and the world we know today. He was the main leader in a peaceful non-violent war against the British for the independence of India. Mahatma Gandhi was a true bro, he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it, even if it was the only one he owned. On October 2 1869 baby Gandhi entered this world. He was born and raised in a merchant Hindu…

Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most iconic revolutionary figures of all time. This iconic figure received worldwide fame by attacking British-ruled India while abiding by his moral codes of peace. He was never known for being financially affluent, but was widely embraced for his focus on moral growth. Through his ability to appeal to his audience’s credibility, emotion, and logic Gandhi was able to connect with them effectively. In Mahatma Gandhi’s speech, “Economic and Moral Progress,” he…

How Gandhi disproved British Stereotypes of India Mahatma Gandhi is considered one of the greatest historical figures of the 20th century. As a civil rights activist, Gandhi led India to its independence after years of British colonization. While doing so, Gandhi never used violence. Instead, he organized strikes, boycotts, and used civil disobedience to achieve his goal. In the process of leading India’s independence movement, Gandhi sought to change stereotypes the British held towards the…

During 1983 a man known as Gandhi was trying to protest for equal rights to all of the Indians in South Africa. He was traveling on a train in South Africa when he was thrown off for being an Indian while sitting in first class. After being thrown off a train he then realized that laws were biased against Indians. When he would have protest he would always have non-violent protest because he did not believe in violence. While watching the film it was difficult to understand how his journey…

Mahatma Gandhi and Osama Bin Laden, Polar Opposites Two very influential leaders in their times, both leaders had goals of driving out foreign influence from their nations. But this is the only thing they have in common, as both employed drastically different methods of achieving this. Through non-violence or Ahimsa, Gandhi achieved independence for India without dealing a single blow, while Bin Laden relied mostly on violence, or Jihad, and fear to drive western influence out of the Middle…

Sriram's Shift to Extremism from Gandhism Sriram goes through various stages of transformation in his life after he meets Gandhi. Though Sriram is inducted in the freedom struggle by his attendance to the meetings of Gandhi, his career in the freedom struggle is not just characterized by Gandhian ideology. He happens to come in contact with the ideology of extremists after Gandhiji is sent to jail and Bharati courts arrest. Sriram does not go to jail on the pretext of meeting his grandmother. In…

told about people who have started with nothing but have worked hard to be successful. However, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is one of the few distinct people in the world who chose to give up wealth and become poor. Mahatma Gandhi or the “great-souled one” was born into a wealthy family of a higher caste, as his father was a prime minister. Not only was Gandhi’s family rich, Gandhi also received an extraordinary education at a prestigious law school in London. Shortly after graduating, Mohandas…