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He was of the Hindu faith, of which I am too. Mohandas brought India to independence by using non-violent resistance. He thought that there was injustice being served to the Indians, especially to the immigrants by the South Africans.
Gandhi was born on October 2, in Porbandar, Kathiawar, now known as Gujarat. Gandhi passed away at the age of 78 on January 30, Mahatma Gandhi was brought up in India near Rajkot, where he did most of his studies. In , Gandhi went to London, leaving his wife and son behind, to pursue his degree in law. Later in , Gandhi went to South Africa to work and found that there was a lot of prejudice towards Indians.
That was the reason Gandhi began protesting and eventually he became an inspiring hero for millions. The three main qualities that define Gandhi as a hero are his strong leadership, simplicity and bravery. Leadership was one of Gandhi's heroic qualities. One way he demonstrated leadership was by encouraging people in his village to start using homespun clothing.
The poor became employed to make homespun clothes for others in the village and outside of their own village. Moreover, Gandhi ended the issue of discrimination against untouchables. Back in those days, the Hindus used to discriminate against the untouchables, who were their own kind but just low in the caste system. Gandhi made the Hindus realize that what British people were doing to them is the same thing that they were doing to the untouchables.
This made the Hindus realize what they were doing to the untouchables. Last but not least, the Indian Independence Movement was the all-time heroic deed led by Gandhi. This movement was accomplished in by Mahatma. This movement took place because India was governed by the British, and Gandhi wanted India to become independent. The statue is designed to pay tribute to a man who lived humbly, loved humanity and practised non-violent struggle against a powerful adversary: the British Empire.
Many of those who gave money for it see him as an example to future generations. But there is some irony in the fact that even as Gandhi is being so warmly embraced by the British establishment that once mocked him, his legacy in India is more ambivalent. Hindu hardliners in India, emboldened perhaps by the sweeping national election victory last year of the pro-Hindu nationalist party, the BJP, are increasingly vocal in criticising Gandhi. They accuse him of having betrayed Hindus by being too pro-Muslim, and even for the division of India and the bloodshed that marked partition.
That, of course, was the belief of Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Gandhi in January Godse's reputation too is being revised. This year, the anniversary of Gandhi's murder was marked by attempts by right-wing Hindus to build a temple to honour Godse, a man they now describe as a hero for ridding the nation of Gandhi. Gandhi has always been a controversial figure.
In his day, he was a thorn in the side of his British rulers before Indian Independence - with his campaigns of civil disobedience, his fasts and his dangerously powerful charisma. In the s, Churchill described Gandhi as "a seditious Middle Temple lawyer, posing as a fakir of a type well known in the East". Followers and admirers will be celebrating his birthday on October 2.
Gandhi's legacy has been carried down for generations. His teachings continue to inspire people the world over — from Martin Luther King Jr. Mahatma Gandhi's life and philosophy have become legend. His teachings are popular throughout the world. But Mahatma Gandhi, who was once portrayed by Ben Kingsley in the Oscar-winning film by Richard Attenborough, was not always the icon proudly presented on the Indian rupee.
He also had his dark side, especially in his younger years. It is said that he often acted violently toward his wife Kasturba at the beginning of their marriage. His transformation into the spiritual and intellectual leader of the Indian struggle for independence was a long process — one aspect that fascinates so many of his followers. Gandhi's teachings are convincing, consistent, and coherent.
Gandhi expert Michael Nagler believes that is the reason they are still modern today. And I think he made the greatest discovery — that non-violence was a key organizing principle that anybody could use in almost any situation.
Gandhi's philosophy is based on three principles: non-violence ahimsa , the fight for truth satyagraha and individual and political freedom swaraj. In his fight for peace he sought advice from the teachings of Buddha and the Prophet Mohammed. Gandhi also believed that pure faith could unite people of different religions. In the midst of untruth, truth persists.
In the midst of darkness, light persists. Hence, I gather that God is life, truth, light. He is love.
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