Rajiv Gandhi

2,1866, Mahatma Gandhi a religious leader taught and preached non- violence. Gandhi was born in North West India. His father's was a minister of Porbandar and his mother was a religious leader(Mahatma). In Gandhi’s life time he went through many difficult times that made him famous to this day. At the beginning of his career in 1893 Gandhi went on a trip to the capital of Transversal after accepting an offer from Moslems to represent them. On his journey a white man kicked Gandhi off the train…

In today’s society, we expect a certain standard in regards to everyday things such as jobs, health care, and the schools that we are made to go to as children. Our country is touted as a melting pot, a place where every person, regardless of ethnicity or race, can live and prosper- in short, the American dream that caused the influx of many new citizens even at the advent of the country. When questioned, many can supply information, no matter how scant, about the civil rights movements that…

While Martin Luther King is known for his peaceful stance on protesting and the Civil Rights movement, King was heavily influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and carried forward Gandhi’s beliefs. As a result Indians heartily embraced and supported King’s stance and ideals because they were similar to that of Gandhi’s. Both shared mutual values, strategies and struggles. Although both leaders were taken by violence far too soon, both of these prophets of peace’s teachings still apply and have much to…

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, calling the case of Justice vs. Revenge. The cause of action brought forth by the prosecution is that it pertains to a far more fair, effective, rational, and overall more ethical approach to handling the wrest of moral, social, and legislative standards compared to that of the defendant, Revenge. Calling the defendant to the stand for the initial statement, do you solemnly swear that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help…

Satyagraha is the name of a nonviolent resistance movement involving protests that are not passive, but rather an active “clinging to the truth” (“Satyagraha,” para 1). Gandhi once described it as “Truth (Satya) implies Love, and Firmness (Agraha) engenders and therefore serves as a synonym for force … that is to say, the Force which is born of Truth and Love or Non-violence” (Graham, para 4). Examples of Gandhi’s use of Satyagraha to resist British imperial rule include a boycott of British…

The video shows the real images of Gandhi and his revolutionary March, This event was a part of the non-violent Civil Movement against the British Government. A historian can use this video to support the argument that the promise made by Gandhi to challenge the British in peaceful manner was indeed successful. A secondary source about this topic is an article called Gandhi, non-violence and Indian independence. In this article, author summarizes the…

“I should tell you that homosexuality in our country has been overcome once and for all but not entirely.” Venedikt Erofeev News broke on an April morning that Russian Republic of Chechnya was targeting homosexual males. 100 men were arrested, tortured, and some killed on the basis of their sexual orientation. NPR interviewed Shaun Walker, the Moscow correspondent for the Guardian. Mr. Walker describes the culture of homosexuality in Russian, stating that Russia’s government for the most…

When it comes to many societies, there is not many that we know of which promotes non-violence. Whether it is discreet or not, violence has been embedded in many societies/cultures through a variety of social aspects such as religion, education, politics, and so forth. Despite this, although slim, there are a few societies, that are non violent, which Jack Eller discusses in chapter two of his book Violence and Culture. In this chapter, Eller discusses five areas of society which consists of a…

From the very beginning, two philosophies argued against each other deciding whether or not nonviolence is the right choice, but what is truly the right decision?The power of nonviolence is the answer to freedom. Nonviolence in this situation, is getting your way without any harm going to others. Nonviolence makes the most sense for America because it has more chance of succeeding, many people have used nonviolence, and because we don’t need any more violence than what we had with other…

Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Nelson Mandela; social activist's leaders of their time all had many things they wanted to accomplish. They were all about equal rights and being very calm and peaceful. They all had similar ways of ideas of protesting during their time. Although, they came at different times; they had the same things in mind. These three leaders followed the same path of principles, goals, and methods to complete their protest. When it came down to principles Gandhi,…