Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi use assorted methods of non-violent civil noncompliance to derive independency for India. Non Co-operation MovementOne of the first series of non violent protests nationally was the non cooperation motion started by Mahatma Gandhi. This motion officially started the Gandhian epoch in India. In this freedom battle. the non cooperation motion was fundamentally aimed at…

Sir J.T. Strangman along with Rao Bahadur Girdbarlal spearheaded the prosecution of Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Banker who apparently were undefended during the trial at the Circuit House at Shahi Bag (The Great Trial; Ministry of Information and Broadcasting). A classic description of “the great trial” was given by Sarojini Naidu who claimed that there…

The Power of SadagrahaBrutally shot 3 times, point blank range, “Eh Ram!” were the lastwords to leave Mahatma Gandhi’s lips as he was assassinated on January30th, 1948. “Eh Ram!” in Indian meant “Oh Ram!” a god in the Hindureligion, he promised to say this when he died and kept true to his word. Hundreds, upon…

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi  was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence, which helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is often…

Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 in Gujarat, India. He was know the people of India as Mahatma Gandhi. He was called “Mahatma” because it means great soul. He studied law in England. He became a lawyer and when he arrived in South Africa to represent an Indian client. While in South Africa he was…

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Mahatma is a Sanskrit term of reverence ‘mahatman’ meaning ‘one of great soul’. –  Gandhi was recognized as India’s Father of the Nation” because he was one of the most charismatic leaders who fought for the freedom of the country with ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (way of truth) as his only weapons. BIOGRAPHY Mohandas Karamchand…

Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in Porbandar, Gujarat on October 2, 1869. He belonged to a Hindu family and his father and grandfather had both held the position of prime ministers in nearby states. After finishing his education, he went to London in 1888 to study law while leaving his teenage wife…

In August 2012, India and Pakistan celebrated their 65th year of independence from the British Raj. This occasion was overshadowed by the tragic partition of India and Pakistan, which also occurred 65 years ago. The independence achieved in 1947 brought mixed emotions as it freed India from British Imperialism but divided the population into two…

Short Biography: Born in Mecca where his forefathers had settled during the 1857 Revolt, Abul Kalam Azad came with his parents to India in 1898. Settled in Calcutta, he began participating in the freedom struggle by associating himself with the revolution¬aries during the swadeshi uprising. Through Al Hilal and Al Balagh, weeklies which he began…