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control than the others and the current president of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee supposedly maintains a neutral stance in their debates, though in the past his career has been focused on promoting the goals of the INC (Indian National Congress) Party a group devoted to Indian nationalism and social democracy(Mukherjee). Considering how many factors can and have influenced the social and political scheme of India in the past it is impossible to predict how the cards may fall in the future no…

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the world blind” Mahatma Karachand Gandhi or simply known as “Gandhi” was a revered activist in Indian immigration in South Africa within the early 1900s. He dedicated the greater part of his life to civil rights within his country and gradually worked up to influencing the world. Gandhi became a leading model in expressing India’s struggle with Britain and challenged authority in several accounts. He’s fought against the masses with the help of his…

oppressed, there is often one individual who steps up and helps fight for the people’s rights. Examples of human rights violation is the holocaust and the Indians under the British rule in India. During the holocaust, the Jews were blamed for all of Germany’s problems and were deprived of human rights. In India, the British discriminated the Indians and made them second class…

In addition to the physical aspects of any martial arts, i.e. combat and self-defense, their spiritual aspects such as meditative practice and healing dimensions are fundamental. The nature and importance of “internal energy” (qi, ki, prana) has been among the many topics,* discussed by serious practitioners. However, the emphasis on the mystical transformation (altering an individual’s customary [what does this word mean here?] experience and self-awareness in the world) associated with the…

Incendiary Imperialism: Britain’s Racial Relegation Amidst economic malaise, crumbling foreign influence and polarizing domestic turmoil, the inception of British ‘New Imperialism’ spurred large scale overhauls of economic and foreign policy and even larger scale ramifications in overseas assets. The birth of ‘New Imperialism’ maintained heavy racial underpinnings implying that a “civilization” should be comprised of Crown-loyal, ‘civilized’ subjects, otherwise known as a predominantly white…

What if I told you it only takes a single individual to change the world? Sure, as a child we were told that by dreaming big and working hard we could do anything we set our minds to but very few people can actually claim they accomplished something during their time on this Earth that legitimately reshaped the course of humanity. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is one of these extraordinary humans that can truly be said to have changed the world. He did so based on the simple belief that “Even if…

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…

n and Biographical sketch of Jawaharlal Nehru- Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He was born on 14 November, 1889, Allahabad. He was educated from Trinity College, Cambridge (1907–1910), Harrow School, City Law School. His father was well-known lawyer named as Motilal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi’s father, was a leader of India’s nationalist movement and became India’s first prime minister…

the late 19th century. Since then yoga has been working as a torch bearer for Indian culture in the west. Hence, any amount spend on yoga day celebration helps in glorifying Indian culture. Hence, expenditure on yoga day is fully justified according to us. On December 11, 2014, the 193-member United Nations General Assembly approved by consensus, a resolution establishing June 21 as ‘International Day of Yoga’. Indian government spent a large sum of money for making it a successful…

Unit seven cover King’s “How Long? Not Long” speech, “King’s Pilgrimage to Nonviolence”, and chapter seven from Gandhi and King the Power of Nonviolent Resistance. In the King’s “How Long? Not Long” speech King address question which was how long for the injustice. The King said, “no lies can live forever,” so King believed in the movement and encouraging people to join the movement (84471k, 2010). Pursing this farther, in King’s Pilgrimage King address why he preaches about nonviolence and why…