Son of a senior government official, Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu Bania community in coastal Gujarat, and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous by fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians in South Africa, using the new techniques of non-violent civil disobedience that he developed. Returning to India in 1915, he set about organising peasants to protest excessive land-taxes. A lifelong opponent of "communalism" (i.e. basing politics on religion) he reached out widely
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1. LETTER TO ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DETENTION C AMP, January 27, 1944 ADDITIONAL S ECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (HOME DEPARTMENT) NEW DELHI SIR, Some days ago Shri Kasturba Gandhi told the Inspector-General of prisons and Col. Shah that Dr. Dinshaw Mehta of Poona be invited to assist in her treatment. Nothing seems to have come out of her request. She has become insistent now and asked me if I had written to the Government in the matter. I, therefore
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nonviolent revolution a. Violent- American Revolution 1775-1783, the goal was American independence. i. Taxation without representation ii. Stamp Act iii. Deprivation of liberties (Bbc.co.uk, 2014) b. Nonviolent- Indian Independence Movement i. Gandhi advocated non-violent protests to “wear down” the British 1. Non-cooperation movement 1920-1922 2. Civil Disobedience Movement 1930-1931 3. Quit India Movement 1942 (Historytoday.com, 2014) C. Compare the strategies of the two revolutions
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exempt the Third World of polio and other deadly diseases. 9. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Martin Luther King was a Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of blacks in the Southern states of the United States. He was influenced by Gandhi and believed in peaceful protest. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. King was assassinated in 1968, but will always be remembered for his dignified, passive resistance to an unjust society. 8. Nelson Mandela: Nelson Mandela dedicated his life
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of Mahatma Gandhi 2. Writing background and cores of Civil Disobedience 2.1 Writing background 2.2 Cores of Civil Disobedience 2.2.1 Conscience of human 2.2.2 Effect of morality 2.2.3 Suspicion of American’s democracy 2.3.4 In-cooperation with government 3. Embodiment on Mahatma Gandhi 3.1 Effect on Gandhi’s ideology 3.1.1 Works of Gandhi 3.1.2 Speeches of Gandhi 3.2 Effect on Gandhi’s movement 3.2.1 Gandhi in South Africa
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Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King. This work offers explanations that can be applied to dilemmas that can’t be resolved with a simple form of action. According to the Theosophical Society of America, The Bhagavad- Gita, commonly known as the “Gita” has been passed back and forth between America and India through these civil disobedience activists. They each had influences on each other along with the Gita. Some reoccurring themes that may have influenced Thoreau, Gandhi, and King include
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and political changes and influences. c. Preview of Main Points: i. World leader Gandhi led to Satyagraha and the equal rights for all. ii. Martin Luther King Jr. contributed to the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act. II. Gandhi’s contribution to social changes. a. One of the worlds most pronounced leaders of the twentieth century. b. Concept of Satyagraha, truth and firmness (Mohandas Gandhi). c. Indian Independence from Britain in 1947. III. Martin Luther King Jr.’s contribution
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Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is one of the main figures in India’s history Family: Gandhi was born on the 2 October 1869 from a wealthy family. His father, Karamchand Gandhi, was the prime minister (diwan) of a small princely state called Porbander state, and his mother, Putlibai, was Karamchand’s fourth wife. At the age of thirteen, he married Kasturbai Makhanji . It was an arranged wedding in the custom of the religion. They had 4 boys: Harilal, born in 1888; Manilal, born
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from the church and live their lives. (Derek, 2007) Part B Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential leader who was inspired by the work of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. MK Gandhi was also a leader, he used political non-violence strategies to help gain India gain freedom from the British. King used the same non-violence strategy that Gandhi did. King used Gandhi’s strategy in
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