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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( ISO: Mōhanadāsa Karamacaṁda Gāṁdhī; [ c] 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
Gandhi stated that the most important battle to fight was overcoming his own demons, fears, and insecurities. Gandhi summarised his beliefs first when he said "God is Truth". He would later change this statement to "Truth is God". Thus, satya (truth) in Gandhi's philosophy is "God". [ 53]
Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. A memorial marks the spot in Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti ), New Delhi, where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at 5:17 PM on 30 January 1948. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 at age 78 in the compound of The Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti ), a large mansion in central New Delhi.
The Gandhi family is the family of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi; Mahatma meaning "high souled" or "venerable" in Sanskrit; [1] the particular term 'Mahatma' was accorded Mohandas Gandhi for the first time while he was still in South Africa, and not commonly heard as titular for any other civil figure even of similarly ...
સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા at Gujarati Wikisource. The Story of My Experiments with Truth (, lit. 'Experiments of Truth or Autobiography') is the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his ...
The Pope went on to note that Gandhi . who lived by non-violence appeared to be defeated by violence. For a brief moment the light seemed to have gone out. Yet his teachings and the example of his life live on in the minds and hearts of millions of men and women. Yes, the light is still shining, and the heritage of Mahatma Gandhi speaks to us ...
Mahatma. Mahātmā (English pronunciation: / məˈhɑːtmə, məˈhætmə /, Sanskrit: महात्मा, romanized : mahātmā, from Sanskrit महा (mahā) 'great' and आत्मा (ātmā) 'soul') is an honorific used in India. The term is commonly used for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is often referred to simply as "Mahatma ...
Hind Swaraj. or. Indian Home Rule. Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book written by Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1909. [ 1] In it he expresses his views on Swaraj, modern civilization, mechanisation, among other matters. [ 2] In the book, Gandhi repudiates European civilization while expressing loyalty to higher ideals of empire ("moral empire"). [ 1]