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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
A. K. Chettiar (3 November 1911 – 10 September 1983) was an Indian travelogue writer, journalist and documentary film maker from Tamil Nadu, India. He is most notable for pioneering travelogue writing in Tamil and for his documentary on Mahatma Gandhi. [1]
This Indian writer had mastery in both English and Tamil. He wrote 14 books in Tamil and five in English. He is known for his voluminous creations, chaste language and poetic skills. He followed the principles of Mahatma Gandhi to the word and practised truthfulness. Even though he has written many books, his magnum opus is considered to be ...
In 1915 Gandhi delivered an address to the students at Madras in which he discussed these vows. It was later published as "The Need of India". [9] He would deliver a speech on the Ashram vows every Tuesday after prayers.
Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869–1948 [1] is a 1968 documentary biography film, detailing the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The film was produced by The Gandhi National Memorial Fund in cooperation with the Films Division of the Government of India, and was directed and scripted by Vithalbhai Jhaveri . [ 2 ]
Gandhi's favourite bhajan (Hindu devotional song), "Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram", is usually sung in his memory. [6] Statues of Mahatma Gandhi throughout the country are decorated with flowers and garlands, and some people avoid drinking alcohol or eating meat on the day. [7] Public buildings, banks and post offices are closed. [7]
Gandhi on the Salt March, 1930. Mahatma Gandhi originated the padayatra with his famous Salt March to Dandi in 1930. In the winter of 1933–34, Gandhi went on a countrywide padayatra against untouchability. [2] Later, Gandhian Vinoba Bhave also started a padayatra, which was part of his Bhoodan movement in 1951.
(Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist, 1869–1948) Note: Mahatma Gandhi took to studying Tirukkural in prison [3] after he learnt about the work from Leo Tolstoy through the latter's letter A Letter to a Hindu. [11] "There are a great number of problems, economic, political and social, standing in the way of a ruler.