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He also became the first president of the Home Rule League, a largely symbolic position which confirmed his position as an advocate for Indian Independence. In September 1920, Gandhi also passed an official constitution for the Congress, which created a system of two national committees and numerous local units, all working to mobilize a spirit ...
The bust of C.F. Andrews over his grave, in Lower Circular Road Christian Cemetery – Kolkata (earlier Calcutta) Andrews had been involved in the Christian Social Union since university, and was interested in exploring the relationship between a commitment to the Gospel and a commitment to justice, through which he was attracted to struggles for justice throughout the British Empire ...
Gandhi's model of education was directed toward his alternative vision of the social order: "Gandhi's basic education was, therefore, an embodiment of his perception of an ideal society consisting of small, self-reliant communities with his ideal citizen being an industrious, self-respecting and generous individual living in a small cooperative ...
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [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, Fighter Without a Sword is a biography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi written for children by Jeanette Eaton. It is illustrated by Ralph Ray. [ 1 ] The biography was first published in 1950 by William Morrow & Company and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1951.
Mahatma Gandhi, Mithuben Petit, and Sarojini Naidu 1930. Mithuben Hormusji Petit (11 April 1892 – 16 July 1973) was an Indian independence activist who participated in Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March. [1] [2] A pioneer female independence activist, [3] [4] she was the Secretary of the Rashtriya Stree Sabha, a women's movement founded on Gandhian ...
The followers of Mahatma Gandhi, the most prominent figure of the Indian independence movement, [1] are called Gandhians.. Gandhi's legacy includes a wide range of ideas ranging from his dream of ideal India (or Rama Rajya), economics, environmentalism, women's rights, animal rights, spirituality, the truth, nonviolence, asceticism and others.
Gandhi saw himself a disciple of Tolstoy, for they agreed regarding opposition to state authority and colonialism; both hated violence and preached non-resistance. However, they differed sharply on political strategy. Gandhi called for political involvement; he was a nationalist and was prepared to use nonviolent force.