Rajiv Gandhi

In 1980, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh came to Oregon in hopes to spread love and enlightenment. However, on September 17, 1984 a report was filed to the Wasco County Health Department regarding a food poisoning at local restaurant in a town called The Dalles. Reports of food poisoning kept coming and within a week there were 750 cases of illness. The Centers for Disease Control, or also known as CDC, later determined that the poisoning was not linked to poor worker hygiene, but was a deliberate…

Mahatma Gandhi was a honored anti-war activist known for his nonviolent philosophy of passive resistance. He was also a leader in the struggle to gain India independence from Great Britain. The British government assumed leadership over India in 1857 and started a government called the “Raj”. In 1919, Britain passed the “Rowlatt Act”. It stated that the Raj could put people in jail for being suspected of sedition with no trial. Gandhi declared satyagraha, which means “devotion to truth” against…

“Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” -Mahatma Gandhi. In this quote Gandhi is pointing out that by using violence, we destroy what little bit of humanity we have left. By using our words and not violence we get our point across not only in a more respectful manner but with less destruction after all. Chavez was using this same exact method when he talked to the farmer workers ,…

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, proving his love of humans and devotion to nonviolence. He was commonly referred to as “Mahatma”, meaning great soul, by his millions of disciples. Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, in North West India on October 2nd, 1869, and was lucky to have been born into a higher caste, with his father being the chief minister of the small town they lived in. His mother immersed herself in her religion, Vaishnavism, and spread what she had learned to Gandhi as he grew up.…

In the world today violence occurs on a day to day basis. People tend to cause harm and violence to portray their strength and desire to be powerful; but in reality they are the ones who inwardly yearn for peace. Violence occurs when someone feels like they are in danger or under any other circumstances that requires gaining power. For example how Caucasians use power and violence to make the dark-skinned people look less worthy Therefore, in Hinduism the word ahimsa is certainly not cowardice;…

William Carey’s missionary efforts did not go unrecognized, and he left a legacy of work in India. He is mainly known for his work in biblical translations and as the father of modern missions, but Carey also transformed many aspects of the Indian culture for good. Carey made major contributions in areas such as these; botany, economy, printing technology, agriculture, translation, education, libraries, women’s rights, and moral reform. Carey had a great interest in the environment and…

Ahimsa, a pillar of the Jain religion, translated to English as non-violence, was one of the key notions of Ghandi teachings. Growing up, I respected Gandhi’s teachings for his work with non-violence and thought this would be a great event to attend as my parents were advocates of non-violence back in India. So I decided to attend the event with my parents at City Hall in Hamilton on October 4th , the event was running the entire day and being crunched for time I was only able to go for a few…

Men like Mohandas Gandhi whose intention are good but ideas too radical for are bound to gain criticism as they do with support. In the case of Gandhi, there are people who he intends to help but they refuse to accept like Ambedkar and his followers. And there are those who does not want those in need of help to receive help like Nathuram Godse and the Brahmins. These people felt that Gandhi was overstepping his bounds in the Hindu system and is no hero to the public’s interest. India’s first…

there are others that choose to use nonviolence. Gandhi was a nonviolent leader who protested against injustice towards his people. He tried to end racism and inequality after all his experiences through the world. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi demonstrates himself as a game changer by using nonviolent acts because of his longing to provide freedom to India. Although Gandhi seemed like such a brave individual, he was not fearless as a child: “Young Gandhi was a shy, unremarkable student who was so…

Influential leaders Karamchand Gandhi and Osama Bin Laden Influential leadership is the power of a director to encourage movement in a team or group just through developing the ability of motivation and communication of a person to do an action or behavior accordingly. Powerful leaders have the ability to form history, and only few influential leaders have the distinction of truly changing the word. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Osama Bin Laden were both influential leaders, and they had a big…