Mohandas Karamchad Ghandi is often referred to as one of the greatest men that ever lived. He was also referred to as a conservative, a philosophical anarchist, a socialist, a pro-capitalist and a primitive communist. However, Gandhi was primarily concerned with means, not ideal systems. Albert Einstein, one of the greatest minds that ever lived wrote in reference to Gandhi that, "Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth." He has indeed merited this portrayal as he fully embodies the word "great"- he was a great political strategist, a great leader of his people and a "great-souled" person. It was due to Gandhi's character and political methods that India was able to achieve its independence. Gandhi has made a lasting impression on the history of India and the history of the World. .
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said "Gandhi was inevitable. If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, thought and acted, inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of peace and harmony."; and he spoke truthfully. This humble man who was born on October 2nd 1869 was what the people of India wanted and needed. He truly represented the Indian people; he was their voice and their image. His words were that of the wisest man and his appearance was that of the poorest peasant. He even stopped wearing western clothes. Instead Gandhi opted for the dhoti-a single piece of cloth wrapped around the hips and pulled between the legs. This dhoti was the dress code for the poorest peasant. Ghandi did not want what the poorest peasant did not have. .
Gandhi had the ability to sense the feelings and capacities of ordinary people about political issues, clearly understanding the peasants better than that of his intellectual fellow Nationalists. Gandhi felt a need in him to free India from foreign rule and from her own shortcomings-- which included religious hatred, child marriages, and poverty, just to name a few.
India had officially been a colony of the British Empire since 1858. Even before this, when the British East India Company was in power, a strong anti- British nation began to arise among the Indian people. British officials were usually racially discriminating towards the people and often violate...
In Ghandi's passage he refers to modern civilization as something that people can be intoxicated by and that people who are surrounded by it are unlikely to think of the downsides to it (P308 1st paragraph) Ghandi thought that because of the all the inventions that modern civilization had brought about man was becoming less civilized. ... The work that people do is also a topic of disgust of Ghandi. Ghandi is quoted on p 109 as saying "This is civilization. ... The Declaration of Beliefs by the New Youth has the same thoughts as Ghandi. ... Ghandi and Dun J. ...
After that incident he visited India the home of Ghandi. Ghandi had a powerful influence on King Jr. promoting peace and love at the same time. ... He cannot drive hate; only love can do that" (Garraty/Carnes 1988) promoting love that of his influencer Ghandi, King Jr. did the same. ...
There is a saying that, "The nail that sticks out will be hammered down." Society tries to place many rules on us as individuals as to what is acceptable and what is not. We must decide for ourselves whether to conform to such a social decorum. We are taught as soon as we are old enough to grasp the...
They adopted the non-violent approach as Ghandi did; they were involved in other protests including the Freedom Rides with the NAACP and CORE (Congress of Racial Equality). ... While attending Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania he became familiar with Ghandi who had struggled to free people of India from British Rule using a "peaceful revolution". ...
Martin Luther King Known as one of the most effective advocates of nonviolence and direct action as a method of social reform, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta on 15 January 1929. King's roots were in the African-American Baptist church, much like his father, Martin Luther King Sr, ...
