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The British reluctantly agreed to grant independence to the people of the Indian subcontinent, but accepted Jinnah's proposal of partitioning the land into Pakistan and India. Gandhi was involved in the final negotiations, but Stanley Wolpert states the "plan to carve up British India was never approved of or accepted by Gandhi". [181]
The following is the list of honorary titles given to various Indian leaders during Indian ... "Revered by the People" ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [23] Mahatma ...
Mahatma /Bapuji Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [19] Sanskrit for 'great soul'. In popular usage ever since Rabindranath Tagore used it to refer to him. [20] Mahatma Gandhi: Mahatma: Jotirao Govindrao Phule [21] [22] "Great Soul" (Sanskrit). "Maha" = "great" and "atma" = "soul". Mahatma Jotirao Phule: Maulana: Abul Kalam Azad [23] "Our lord ...
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.
The term is commonly used for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is often referred to simply as "Mahatma Gandhi". Albeit less frequently, this epithet has also been used with regard to such people as Basava [1] (1131–1167), Swami Shraddhanand (1856–1926), Lalon Shah (1772–1890), Ayyankali (1863–1941), and Jyotirao Phule (1827–1890).
A total of 61 people have served as the president of the Indian National Congress since its formation. [11] Sonia Gandhi is the longest serving president of the party, having held the office for over twenty years from 1998 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2022.
Loved for his calm composure and humble simplicity, Mahatma Gandhi is known for unifying more than two hundred million people with his peaceful phrases yet powerful actions.
Left studies on call of Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Non-Cooperation Movement in the year 1921. Founded All India Jamhur Muslim League in 1940 to counter the Lahore resolution, passed by the All-India Muslim League, for a separate Pakistan based on Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Two nation theory. [11] Mahmud Hasan Deobandi