Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Located on the continent of Asia, India is a place you might want to expand your knowledge on. For starters, the countries bordering India consist of Bangladesh, Nepal, China and Pakistan. To the south of India is the Indian Ocean. India covers 1,269,000 square miles making it about one-third the size of the United States. (MapFight) After World War I, a nationalist movement supporting civil disobedience was led by Mahatma Ghandi. Mahatma Ghandi fought injustice and defended his rights as an…

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…

Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi and their examples of nonviolent protest in order to show how nonviolence prevails over violence. “Dr. King’s entire life was an example of power that nonviolence brings to bear in the real world” (1-2). Chavez alludes to King in order to prove that…

Identity is defined as “the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another” (Dictionary.com Unabridged). Identity is what separates one being from another, creating a sense of individuality. For one’s entire life, they fit within this definition; therefore, a person is born with an identity. As they develop, however, their identity changes based on personal choice. In other words, the identity of a person is not stagnant; it is a fluid description of a person based on various aspects of…

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…

A hero is a person who is recognized for their words or actions. They are the people who create moments in history where the world is fundamentally changed from the way it was before they stepped up to make a difference. Heroes live on even after they die and leave a legacy for others to follow. Some heroes aren’t even discovered until after their death because often society is not ready to see the power of what they have done! Jesse Owens was born into a poverty-stricken family on September…

Gandhi sparked a wave of civil disobedience that contributed to expelling the British Empire. Gandhi's disobedience resulted in a peaceful protest. Gandhi protested the taxing on Indian salt. He demonstrated that the Indian masses were a serious force. Gandhi led to social change by showing violence was not needed. Gandhi demonstrated that a peaceful protest can lead to social change. Gandhi inspired the thinking and strategy of Martin Luther King…

“Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader… they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role – always about the goal.” We’ve all heard about the preeminent political figurehead – the father of our nation – Gandhi who’s most endearing qualities were his insistence to always tell the truth, his disciplined way of life, his humility and his passion, who inspired millions through his non-violent protests for Indian self-determination and independence, fighting against the growing…

Satyagrah-1919: Against the Rowlett act Gandhi started a protest Known as “Satyagrah” in 1919. Gandhi himself was a leader of this Satyagrah. Muslim league plus the Satyagraha Sabha together with various other small corporations synchronized as well as organized the largest Satyagraha of the time. This act gave a brand new direction for the movement. Gandhi arranged a bulk protest whatsoever India history. Hindu and Muslim gather…

LITERATURE REVIEW HISTORY PROJECT Mughal empire: Origin and Administration Submitted by Shweta meena 1st year, Roll No. 79 Submitted to Mr. Hota Agni Kumar Beginning of the Mughal Empire The history of Mughal’s in India started when Baber conquered India. He was the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India. He invaded India several times. In his final invasion he became the master of Delhi after the war in Panipat in 1526. Baber fell seriously sick and died in 1530. His son Humayun…