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    you wish to see in the world,” said Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi, along with Mother Jones and Melba Pattillo Beals wanted equality. Gandhi’s mission was to cease color prejudice, Mother Jones’s mission was to achieve child labor rights and Melba’s mission was to make integration possible. These three individuals fought courageously for equal human rights because they wanted to see a difference in the world. Gandhi was a pacifist whose mission in life was to change racial inequality

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    Mahatma Gandhi Growing up Born in 1869 on October 2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi lived in Porbandar, a region of India that (at the time) was a part of the British Empire, now known as Gujarat. Growing up, Gandhi worshipped the Hindu god Vishnu. His belief of Jainism aimed to achieve the liberation of the soul, embracing non-violence, meditation and vegetarianism. He believed in Ahimsa meaning non-violence and equality. As a young child, Gandhi was considered being shy

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    .THE IMPACT OF GANDHI AND HIS STYLE OF MOBILIZATION ON THE POLICIES AND CULTURE OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT Shanice Crawford December 20, 2017 This paper posits to discuss in detail the impact of Gandhi and his style of mobilization on the policies and culture of the Indian Subcontinent. Mahatma Gandhi, (1869-1948), was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Porbandar, Gujarat, in North West India. His father was an administrator in Porbandar, while his mother was a devout religious

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    Mahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, pronounced [moːɦən̪d̪aːs kərəmʨən̪d̪ ɡaːn̪d̪ʱiː] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence, which helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom

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    2016 Research Paper: Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi, better known to the world as Mahatma Gandhi is one of the world’s main faces when we think or talk of the Indian independence movements, women’s rights and all around freedom for humanity. This individual used strategies and tactics of his own to achieve justice for the Indian culture while he was alive. Gandhi also worked to reform traditional Indian society in India as he was a mahatma, a Hindu term in the Hindu religion meaning

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    Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being". The book The Essential Gandhi expresses Gandhi’s views on issues like untouchability, religion, nationality, his movements like civil-disobedience are deeply shown in this book. Readers can learn about Gandhi’s childhood, his early married life, his realization and transition in South Africa, and his ways of approach towards attaining Independence

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    Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the small western Indian state of Porbandar under the name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ("Ghandi 's Life") . When Gandhi was finished with high school, he entered a small Indian college, the Samaldas College at the University of Bombay ("Mahatma"). After beginning his education here, however, he decided he disliked and traveled to the University College London, leaving his wife and infant son ("Ghandi 's Life"). It was while attending school in London that he initially

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    Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi. Also known as Mahatma the great soul, was the "father of modern India". He originally came from Western India, a city called Porbandar. He was born on 2nd October 1869. Gandhi was on of the youngest of the three sons of Karamchand Gandhi, who was a Prime Minister successively in Porbandar, Rajkot and Vankaner States. Gandhi's mother was Putlibai, Karamchand Gandhi's fourth wife. In 1876 he attended a primary

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    again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.” (Mahatma Gandhi) Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent protests did change India for the better. Mahatma Gandhi was a wise man born on October 2, 1869, in western India. Around 18, Gandhi started to study law in England, but couldn’t find good payment and went back to India and started a newspaper. This is a reason that the Indians Rebelled against the British. Mahatma Gandhi grew up in Western India and was in a middle-class family. With his

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    MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY- PROFILE Mahatma Gandhi University, one of the five affiliating universities in Kerala, is the premier educational institution that strives to fulfil the higher educational needs of the people of Central Kerala. Set on the sprawling 110-acre campus called Priyadarshini Hills at Athirampuzha, 13 kms off Kottayam, the University also has seven satellite campuses in parts of Kottayam and the neighbouring districts. The University was established on 2nd

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