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Ponaka Kanakamma (Telugu: పొణకా కనకమ్మ; 1892–1963) was an Indian social worker, activist and freedom fighter, who was imprisoned over a year, as a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. [1] [2] She founded Sri Kasturidevi Vidyalam, a large school for girls in Nellore.
Gandhi's life and teachings inspired many who specifically referred to Gandhi as their mentor or who dedicated their lives to spreading his ideas. In Europe, Romain Rolland was the first to discuss Gandhi in his 1924 book Mahatma Gandhi, and Brazilian anarchist and feminist Maria Lacerda de Moura wrote about
Part IV. Mahatma in the Midst of World Turmoil Gandhi was in England when World War I started and he immediately began organizing a medical corps similar to the force he had led in the Boer War, but he had also faced health problems that caused him to return to India, where he met the applauding crowds with enthusiasm once again.
Naidu with Mahatma Gandhi during Salt Satyagraha, 1930. In 1924, Naidu represented the Indian National Congress at the East African Indian National Congress. [6] In 1925, Naidu was the first Indian female president of the Indian National Congress. [2] In 1927, Naidu was a founding member of the All India Women's Conference. [2]
To inculcate the Gandhian Principles in the youth, he conducted several workshops. Smt. Nirmala Gandhi, daughter-in-law of Mahatma Gandhi, Sri. Kanu Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and followers of Mahatma Gandhi like Prabhakarji, Prof. N. G. Ranga and Sri Vavilala Gopala Krishnaiah participated in these workshops and commended his work.
Following the Bezwada Congress session, Mahatma Gandhi visited Chirala where Gopalakrishnayya sought his advice on the future course of action. Gandhi advised the continuation of a nonviolent struggle and the mass movement of people residing in the municipal area to regions beyond town limits as this would also render a depopulated municipality ...
Bapu Blesses (containing the discussions and talks with Mahatma Gandhi) (1969) Distinguished Acquaintances - 2 volumes (1976) Quintessence of Non-alignment Movement (1983) India in the U.N. Ranga's participation (1983) Protection of the Self-Employed Peasants and Tribes (1984) He also published 15 books in Telugu, including:
The stages of the independence struggle in the 1920s were characterised by the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Congress's adoption of Gandhi's policy of non-violence and civil disobedience. Some of the leading followers of Gandhi's ideology were Jawaharlal Nehru , Vallabhbhai Patel , Abdul Ghaffar Khan , Maulana Azad , and others.