Nathuram Godse

Osama Bin Laden and Mahatma Gandhi were very different men who led very different lives. These men both had a large impact on the world in such dissimilar ways. Mahatma Gandhi was a pacifist and a supporter of peace and compassion; Osama Bin Laden was an extreme militant and an advocate for war and intolerance. Gandhi was the primary leader in India’s independence movement. He was a small man that had a great heart, and when people saw this they felt the need to follow his…

On October 2 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. As his mother was devoted to religion, his lifestyle was heavily impacted on by teachings of mutual tolerance non-injury toward living things and the practise of vegetarianism, coming from the beliefs of Jainism. His father being Chief Minister of Porbandar, meant that Gandhi was fortunate enough to be born into a high caste of Indian society. Gandhi received a thorough education however proved to perform no better than…

agreed to it because he hoped that Muslims and Hindus would be able to live in peace. Unfortunately, the partition created more violence, so Gandhi went to Delhi to help protect the Muslims who decided to stay in India. A Hindu fanatic named Nathuram Godse was angry that Gandhi was meeting with Muslims, so he shot him to death. In my opinion, even though satyagraha did help India gain independence, it did not prevent violence. When it was successful with the tax resistance in Kheda, Gandhists…

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was a revolutionary Indian leader who used his great power for social reform. He played an active role in the struggle for independence of India by resisting through mass non-violent civil disobedience. Through his efforts, the Indian community broke free from British rule, after being subjected to discrimination and unjust ruling for centuries. After facing racial discrimination in South Africa in the late nineteenth century, he decided to devote his life…

Mahatma Gandhi and Osama Bin Laden; two names that can immediately make you feel at ease and then distressed by having them so close in proximity to each other. These names don’t seem to fit together and definitely don’t seem as though they should be together on the same page. Despite their obvious differences, though, they can be seen as alike in some ways. Granted, one was a man who stood up for peace while the other stood up for violence; but both of them were very successful in motivating…

Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian political and religious leader, influenced the world with his beliefs on peaceful resistance, his guidance of India towards independence, and his strong opposition to the discrimination of Indians from the South African government (Gardner). On October 2nd, 1869, Mahatma, also known as “Great Soul”, Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, India into an upper caste family. This meant Gandhi had access to education and had fairly high status within Indian society…

Before we compare Gandhi and Bin Laden, it is important to know the preamble of who they are and what they fought for.Mahatma Gandhi is considered to be the most influential leader for the independence of India. He is widely known for his successful non-violent protests that legally showed civil disobedience against white British and Boer government officials. These officials were discriminating and segregation many Indian immigrants. Gandhi fought for Indian liberation against bills that…

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…

Hindus still forever believed that Muslims were the enemy’s and the hate did not stop. This lead to Gandhi protesting against continuing violence towards the Muslims. This did not make sense and outraged some Hindus, so on January 30th, 1948; Nathuram Godse who was a member of the Hindu paramilitary group assassinated Gandhi…

My boy Gandhi was assassinated. He was at the Birla House in New Delhi sitting on the step about to attend a prayer meeting. He was surrounded by some of his family and followers when Nathuram Godse, a militant Hindu nationalist and a active member of the Hindu Mahasabha, walked up and shot him in the chest three times. Here are some miscellaneous things about Gandhi. Some of Gandhi’s favorite foods are rice and dal, chapati, yogurt, brinjal…