“What’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right.” ~~ Mahatma Gandhi
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“What’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right.” ~~ Mahatma Gandhi
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“I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.” ~~ Mahatma Gandhi
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“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” ~~ Mahatma Gandhi
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“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.” ~~ Mahatma
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“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” ~~ Mahatma Gandhi
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SUMMARY: Mahatma Gandhi (2 October 1869-30 January 1948) Gandhi is known for peaceful protests that brought about great change.
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Mahatma Gandhi, also known as Karamchand Gandi, Mahatma or Great Soul, Father of the Nation and Bapu Father Gandhiji, was born on October 2, 1869 and died on January 30, 1948. Mahatma Gandhi helped the Indian independence movement and is considered the father of the great movement. He spent his time in South Africa working to fight discrimination and while there he created his famous concept of Satyagraha. Satyagraha is a non-violent way to protest against injustices. Gandhi spent the last of his years working to remove British rule from India and help raise the poor class.
When Gandhi was 13 years old, he was placed in an arranged marriage and married Kasturba. Gandhi and Kasturba had four sons. Kasturba died in 1944, but supported Gandhi through all of this travels. In September 1888, Gandhi left India at the age of 18 to become a lawyer in Long. He left his wife and newborn son behind while he spent his first three months attempting to make himself into an Englishman. He bought new suits, took French, dance lessons and learned the violin. After the three months ended, Gandhi decided that the extras in life were a waste of time and money. During the next three years in London, Gandhi focused on being a student and lived simple life. On June 10, 1891, after focusing and studying, Gandhi passed bar and moved back to India. Back in India, he practiced law but was unsuccessful and was offered a position in South Africa.
Gandhi arrived in South Africa in May 1893. Once again, he left his family behind in India. During a business trip taken after he arrived in South Africa, Gandhi became resilient to discrimination. On this trip, Gandhi was asked to visit Transvaal province of South Africa. He arrived at the Pietermartizburg train station and was told by railroad officials that he needed to sit in the third class passenger car. Gandhi had already purchased tickets for the first class car and refused to move. He was escorted off the train by police. After talking to other Indians that were living and working in South Africa, he learned they were going through the same experiences. That is when Gandhi decided to fight and change the discriminatory practices.
Over the next twenty years, Gandhi worked in South Africa to better Indians rights. The first three years he educated himself about the Indian laws, grievances, wrote letters to officials and completed petitions. May 22, 1894 the NIC or Natal Indian Congress was established by Gandhi. NIC was created and supported by wealthy Indians, but expanded and accepted any class of Indians. In a short time, Gandhi became a leader for the Indian community and was recognized in newspaper in India and England.
When 1901 arrived, Gandhi decided it was time to leave South Africa and move back to India. Once in India he decided to settle in Bombay (now Mombai) and practice law and politics. He was unable to fulfill that dream. He received a notice that he was needed back in South Africa to fight Joseph Chamberlain who was with the British Colonial Secretary. Joseph Chamberlain was sent to South Africa to gift thirty five million pounds to heal the fight between the British and the Boers. Gandhi tried to move Chamberlain in Natal and was unsuccessful. He followed Chamberlain to Transvaal where the authorities would not let Gandhi in. Gandhi decided to stay and fight for the Indians. He soon had a law office set up in Johannesburg.
In 1906, Gandhi decided to take a vow of celibacy. He takes this vow to better himself and serve his senses. To Gandhi, all of humanity was his family and to protect them, he needed to focus on them.
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SUMMARY: Mahatma Gandhi (October 2, 1869–January 30, 1948) Indian political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement
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Mahatma Gandhi was known as an international symbol for a free India. Gandhi’s example of peace and freedom has being hailed by millions of people all over the world. He is recognized as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century.
History of Gandhi
Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in the town Porbandar on October 2, 1869, Gandhi was born a Hindu and born into the second highest cast. The Hindu religion believes that people are born into a cast that they stay in their whole life. If they are good, they will remain in this cast to their next life, however, if they are bad, they will be sent to a lower cast. There is also a sect known as the Untouchables, these are people without a cast. Many people treat untouchables poorly and they live in the biggest poverty.
During the time Gandhi was born, the British controlled India. India lived in extreme poverty since the British would seize all their riches. Gandhi was the youngest of six children and was married at the age of 13 and became a father at 16. He later described his marriage as a brother-sister relationship.
Gandhi moved to London and was educated at the University College in law. He returned to India in 1891 and established a law practice in Bombay. Two years later, he moved to South Africa and worked for an Indian law firm. Gandhi arrived in Durban, South Africa and was often treated poorly for being Indian. Gandhi was pushed out of a train for refusing to give up his seat to a white person. This was a turning point in his life and he began his fight for rights for Indians.
Peace and Freedom
For 20 years Gandhi lived in South Africa teaching passive resistance to authorities, this lead to his imprisonment several times. It has been said Gandhi was inspired by the writings of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy; he also was a firm believer in the teachings of Christ. In 1910, he founded a cooperative community for Indians near Durban. He was then influential in the government’s decision to allow recognition of Indian marriages and the abolition of the poll tax. Shortly after this success, he returned to India.
Gandhi traveled his country learning of his people and quickly was known for fasting and wearing a simple loin cloth and a shawl. One of Gandhi’s greatest successes for independence was when he asked the whole nation to strike for one day. Everything was closed and the British could not use the telegraph to communicate with their mother country. This was the first time the British truly recognized his power in India.
In 1930, Gandhi started a march over 140 miles to the Arabian Sea. The British had total control of India’s salt. Gandhi asked the people to refuse to pay taxes, particularly on the salt. He marched to the Sea and grabbed a handful of salt and encouraged others to do the same. The police escorted them from the beaches and Gandhi moved his people to the factories to claim the salt. They were severely beaten down by the British until they could walk no further. This revolt proved Gandhi’s peace and freedom, as not one Indian used physical contact to fight back.
Religious Freedom and Death
Gandhi fought for peace and understanding between religions. In 1932, he took a “fast unto death” vow to help the Hindu Untouchables. Gandhi once said, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”. He did not believe in violence and the constant battles between the Hindus and Moslems left him saddened and discouraged. Shortly after India was divided into Pakistan and India, Gandhi fasted to stop the religious violence. He was shot by a Hindu fanatic on January 30, 1948.
Mahatma Gandhi’s place in humanity has had a lasting effect on the world even to this day. His teachings inspired others to fight for freedom in a non-violent way, most notably, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela.
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