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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
Gandhigiri is a neologism in India which is used to express the tenets of Gandhism (the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi, which include Satyagraha and Ahimsa) in contemporary terms. The term became popular due to its usage in the 2006 Hindi film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Sarvōdaya (Hindi: सर्वोदय sarv-"all", uday "rising") is a Sanskrit term which generally means "universal uplift" or "progress of all". The term was used by Mahatma Gandhi as the title of his 1908 translation of John Ruskin's critique of political economy, Unto This Last, and Gandhi came to use the term for the ideal of his own political philosophy. [1]
Sanskrit for "learned man". Originally meant exclusively for a man expert in Hindu law and literature. [26] Jawaharlal Nehru: Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai "Lion of Punjab" ( Hindi/Sanskrit) "Punjab" = "Punjab state" and "Kesari" = "Lion" Lala Lajpat Rai: Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Translates to 'king' in most Indian languages. Conferred upon by Akbar II.
Honorary title Meaning Statesman Photos Azad "Free" () Figuratively = "The Freed Soul" Chandra Shekhar Tiwari [1] [2] • Babasaheb • Mooknayak "The Respected Father" ().
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 ...
Gandhi travelled back to South Africa immediately and met with Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and presented him with a paper on the discriminatory policies instituted against the Indian population but Chamberlain instead rebuffed Gandhi and informed him that Indians living in South Africa would have to accede to the ...
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.