Satyagraha

Throughout history, humans have constantly held the desire to achieve more, to find more, to be more. Greed sparked this desire in humans and as a result humans have achieved amazing feats. Greed contributed heavily to the idea of the caste system; greed began exploration, exchange, and encounters between societies and new land. Along those lines, greed was the catalyst that set off the rule of the British Raj, the fleet from Great Britain sent to colonize India in 1857. The greedy British Raj…

GKE1 Task 3: Themes in U.S. & World History Part A. British Imperialism in India began as a trade venture, Britain’s lack of resources sent them to far lands in search of items such as fabrics, indigo, saltpetre, rice and sugar cane, to expand wealth and therefore power. The rise of Imperialism in India occurred over several decades starting around the mid 1700’s as British factories or trading post were developed on the coast of India. The trading post were managed under the direction of…

The Means and Ends of the Struggle for Justice Throughout this course we have studied the different worldviews and thought processes of many influential thinkers in their quests for justice, freedom, and/or equality. One key point of contention between some of these figures is related to the use of violence in pursuit of these greater goods. Practically speaking, without a morally pure, nonviolent stance of passive resistance, your chances of convincing the populus of your plight and the…

Leaders have been created and have evolved throughout the course of time. In today’s ever changing environment, a collaborative leader must work parallel to the changes around them and continue to view their followers as allies with useful skills and viewpoints, who may have worthwhile insights and who can be trusted. On the other hand, authoritative leadership is not as effective because all power resides with one individual, and usually, the authoritative leader does not trust his or her…

another leader to look to for nonviolent methods to resist social oppression. “Serving as the voice of oppressed people all over the world, Gandhi brought them self-empowerment, greater autonomy, and freedom from oppression. He pursued a strategy of "Satyagraha," based on the principles of "Truth" (fairness and justice), "Ahimsa" (nonviolence and self-sacrifice), "Prema" (love),…

Segregation was in South Africa even before apartheid became a law. Racial segregation was always a problem in South Africa after their colonization. South Africa was colonized by the English and the Dutch in the 1800s. Racial segregation was used by the justice system to suppress Black South Africans to maintain white dominance. Black South Africans were given harsh punishment for petite crimes that they committed. The justice system was in place to protect white South African at all means.…

Sikhism is generally held to derive from the teaching of the first Guru, Nanak (1469-1539) who taught a doctrine of salvation through Divine Name. His oral versical messages in Punjabi attracted a larger section of people in India because simple Bhakti does not need any external arrangements for God worship. He proved that God is present everywhere, immanent in all creation, both within and without everyman. On the way of Bhakti, Kabir, actually, showed the way of internal peace which is very…

When I first stepped out of the plane in Mumbai, I paused and started to glance around the beautiful scenery that was in front of me. It was 5 AM; we got into the bus and the first thing I noticed was a cow half a mile away sitting on the street. I looked at my friends, and we started giggling. The city was like no other. Even at that time it seemed like the whole city was awake. The roads were filled with cars and “Tuk Tuks”. On each corner there would be a stand of food, clothing, or jewelry.…

As I mentioned earlier, Gandhi was known for his theory of using non-violence to get what you wanted. He was able to get people to follow his belief of “Satyagraha”. This was what Gandhi referred to as soul-force. He preached that violence would only make matters worst. Unjust rules should never be accepted in his eyes, being that every law is not just. Gandhi wanted to use peaceful resistance to let authorities…

Ghandi's campaign for independence went on, with his encouragement of peaceful protest and criticism of British administration and taxes. In 1921, Ghandi called for all Indians to boycott paying taxes on farming tools to the British, a strategy to have a negative effect on the economy. His non-cooperation campaign, despite its nonviolent aims, periodically became violent, and Ghandi was imprisoned in 1922 for instigating the movement. He was released two years later. The movement, however, was…