Kasturba Gandhi

In the early 1900s, Mahatma Gandhi was the prominent leader of the Indian Independence Movement. In 1955, a young Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat over to a white man in spite of the laws set in place. An act that would lead to her arrest. In the mid-1950s, the renowned Martin Luther King, Jr. led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States defying Jim Crow laws through sit-ins, conducting marches and boycotts, and accepting jail sentences in the attempt to highlight racial injustice.…

activist Zainab Salbi. It essentially means that to invoke change you first must advocate against the issues.This is important because . Malala Yousafzai, Arthur Ashe and Mahatma Gandhi all embody this idea. Malala Yousafzai started speaking out against the Taliban and voicing her support for women’s education in 2008. Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian revolutionary who helped India and Pakistan defect from British rule through his own series of peaceful protests in the late 1800s to the mid 1900s .…

Simple and Powerful Legacy Muhandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. At the time the country had been under the official government rule of Britain for eleven years, and had been under heavy influence from the British East India Company since 1757. As Gandhi grew up he would realize the problems of the British power. He would use his knowledge and new ideas to unite the country. Through nonviolent protests and civil disobedience Gandhi would later make England realize their own…

The lives of Gandhi, Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi(ASSK), are ones we deem as having been extraordinary. However, there are many potential determinants that illustrate this perception. The interesting aspect for this essay is how they managed to overcome the repressive existing order and bring about change. The three individuals in this study have similar objectives, however took slightly different routes in achieving their goals. The focus is on their methods of resistance and their attitudes…

Analyzing Ahimsa: Perspectives of Hindu Concepts Power It All One of Hinduism’s influences, Mahatma Gandhi, stated a phrase, changing the way our modern world functions today: “Non-violence is an active force of the highest order. It is soul force or the power of Godhead within us”. Because of this spiritual man’s impact, human evolution has strongly developed. However, some members of society are still pleading for an active right that many are fortunate to possess—world peace—leaving…

My essay is about Mahatma Gandhi, a truly inspirational person. He was the leader for the civil rights movement, led India to independence, and even inspired others to protest for civil rights and freedom. There are many things that he has done to inspire not just me, but others around the world. But today we’ll focus on his non-violent peaceful protests. Martin Luther King Jr. is famously known for that, but it was Gandhi who had done it before him. His views on life were greatly affected by…

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…

The story is about a British 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,…

cultural and religious differences. Although violence has increased, has it really been effective? In my eyes, violence does nothing but hurt others. Instead, I believe that nonviolence is more effective. Like once said by the very influential Mahatma Gandhi, “Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” His quote is absolutely true, nonviolence is much more powerful than violence. Violence…