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According to Indira Carr and others, Gandhi was influenced by Vaishnavism, Jainism and Advaita Vedanta. [15] [16] Balkrishna Gokhale states that Gandhi was influenced by Hinduism and Jainism, and his studies of Sermon on the Mount of Christianity, Ruskin and Tolstoy. [17] Additional theories of possible influences on Gandhi have been proposed.
J. C. Kumarappa (born Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius) (4 January 1892 – 30 January 1960) was an Indian economist [1] and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.A pioneer of rural economic development theories, Kumarappa is credited for developing economic theories based on Gandhism – a school of economic thought he coined "Gandhian economics."
Gandhian economics is a school of economic thought based on the spiritual and socio-economic principles expounded by Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.It is largely characterised by rejection of the concept of the human being as a rational actor always seeking to maximize material self-interest that underlies classical economic thinking.
In 1924, Mahatma Gandhi criticised the conversion activities of Christian missionaries across the world, specially their role in exploitative colonisation, human genocide and cultural genocide: This [Christian] proselytization will mean no peace in the world. Conversions are harmful to India.
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 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 Gandhi in her work on pacifism.
32. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” Related: Nature Quotes. 33. “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” 34. “The real ornament of a woman is her character, her purity ...
After the Gorkhali conquest of the Kathmandu valley, King Prithvi Narayan Shah expelled Christian Capuchin missionaries from Patan and renamed Nepal as Asali Hindustan (the real land of Hindus). [ 22 ] [ full citation needed ] The Tagadharis enjoyed a privileged status in the Nepalese capital and they were also given greater access to the ...