English translation. Tagore certainly had strongly held religious beliefs (of an unusually

Gandhi is a biopic produced by Richard Attenborough whose lifelong dream was to make the story of the national independence leader’s life into a movie. The movie starts with Mohandas K. Gandhi, played by actor Ben Kingsley, rejecting all material possessions in pursuit of India’s independence. The storyline plays out to highlight important aspect of Gandhi’s life and ends with his assassination, where he utters the famous lines “Oh god.” Critics claim the movie is over exaggerated, however Attenborough does a fine job of bringing a visual of Gandhi’s life into Western eyes. In addition, what could be a bad thing ends up being a good thing for the layman who watches this movie. Attenborough oversimplifies Gandhi’s perspectives and ideas on social justice and religion, which leads to a very simple explanation of Gandhi’s philosophy.

Furthermore, In paragraph 3, it says, “All we know is that there was a glory and that it is no more; all we know is that for the moment there is darkness, not so dark certainly, because when we look into our hearts we still find the living flame which he lighted there.” This metaphor tells us that Gandhi showed us how important human rights is and that we still know that even after he’s not there to remind us anymore. Also, in paragraph 4, it says, “He was perhaps the greatest symbol of the India of the past, and may I say, of the India of the future, that we could have had.” Gandhi really set an example for the rest of India, and eventually the world to

He is an award winning historian and travel writer. His area of interest includes the history of India, Pakistan, Afganisthan, the Middle East, Mughal rule, the Muslim World, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jains. Most of his books have won literary prizes. His books are travel and historical accounts. His books have been translated into 30 languages. He is a regular contributor to ‘The New York’, ‘Review of Books’, The Guardian, ‘The New Statesman’, and The New Yorker’. He has also written many articles for Time Magazine. He wrote an essay ‘Business as usual for the India Charges Ahead’. It was a special issue commemorating 60 years of Indian Independence. To bring accuracy to his writings, he juxtaposed the literary and non-literary sources and to provide meticulous material with no single error, he reached to the places that were referred in the sources. He enquired the people of that area and provided direct word and eye witness. One of the books that analyze and interpret the present society is ‘The Age of

Mahatma Gandhi, or “the great-souled one” as called by many of his followers was a leading figure in the fight for India’s independence, but he also was an advocate for world peace, showing his devotion with many “hunger strikes” (History.com staff, 2010). One of his greatest quotes, “No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive” shows the biggest fault of cultural inequality. This displays to me that people cannot work together while refusing to accept others.

On August 8, 1942 in Bombay, India, Gandhi gave a speech to many individuals in order to call for a peaceful, yet determined, resistance for the independance of India. Gandhi is speaking to influence the people of India to stand up and declare their independence from Great Britain. The idea of a peaceful protest is a main point of Gandhi’s speech. Gandhi was a very influential orator. A major aspect of Gandhi’s speech is the use of ethos and pathos. Although ethos and pathos are very apparent, a lot of his speech is driven by the effective use of logos.

This incident began his life long battle against all discriminations. Although he debated returning to India, his duty came first. “It would be cowardice to run back to India without fulfilling my obligation. The hardship to which I was subjected was superficial-only a symptom of the deep disease of colour prejudice. I should try, if possible, to root out the disease and suffer hardships in the process. Redress for wrongs I should seek only to the extent that would be necessary for the removal of the colour prejudice.”

Hinduism is the fourth largest religion in the United States with approximately 2.2 million followers, and is the third largest in the entire world with 900 million practitioners. Considering these extraordinary statistics, it is not surprising Hinduism’s wide range of influence touched J.D. Salinger, author of the American classic Catcher in the Rye. The effects of Hinduism is evident in his writing, especially in Teddy, a short story following a ten year old boy named Teddy. In American culture, Teddy would be considered a troubled character, but according to Hinduism, he is a Jivamukti. This is apparent in his pursuit of the purusharthas, spiritual beliefs, and interactions with other characters.

Mahatma Gandhi was a man who fought for India to be free from the British domination and equality for all. Gandhi was a shy lawyer who did not like

Gandhi put time into judging individuals of different beliefs from their viewpoint. He didn’t use his religion in any of his judgements. He invited contact of Hinduism with different religions, for he would not like to be suspended from using good anyplace else. He was paying special mind to those widespread standards which

“..........He possessed the fearless, indomitable will of a born leader. He was a physically and mentally strong man, an able organizer, and accustomed to having his own

He was a man who possessed determination and patience, a man who had a heart to help others. Those

“Nearly everyone has some conception of religion. In fact, sometimes it appears that there are as many definitions of it as there are people” (Schmidt 9). Not only does each person have his or her own way of defining religion; each person has his or her own way of practicing religion. Studying these different practices can be difficult. There have been many people who have studied religion and through many different methods. While some people share similar findings, each person has his or her own interpretation of religion.

In the context of unbridled criticisms (actually misplaced ideological convictions) of Mahatma Gandhi , his grandson Rajamohan Gandhi succinctly wrote that some people think that they are wiser than (Martin Luther ) king and (Nelson) Mandela. This column is being written to add theoretical perspective on the overall strategies involved and evolved by Gandhiji during the freedom struggle . Further it is worth stating that Gandhi ji was an imperfect human being like all of us as is also stated by Rajamohan, and I wish that no book or material should be censored critical of him in lieu of respect of civil liberty for which Gandhi ji fought.

Alongside this, Tagore also demonstrates the arousement of his thirst for repentance for the maltreatment of Africa. Sarcasm embellishes itself in the oxymoron “civilizations barbarous greed”. Irony is developed in lines 35 to 39 as the Europeans are engaging in a supposedly moral and civil activity whilst destroying Africa. There is further irony developed from how they are bastardizing God’s will yet devoutly praying. The uncapitalized “god” with the presence of the aforestated capitalized “creator” diminishes the importance of their God and suggests their lack of knowledge of

K. Narayan has presented an encompassing view of Gandhian ideology and philosophy. The theory of Karma, spirit of oneness with all, the theme of transformation from materialism to spiritualism, the concept of non-violence are discussed in the novels discussed here, namely, Waiting for the Mahatma, The Vendor of Sweets, The English Teacher, Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Man Eater of Malgudi and A Tiger for Malgudi. Narayan probably never met the Mahatma and didn’t know him personally but he has superbly grasped and mastered the quintessence of Gandhian philosophy. In an interview with Susan E. Croft, R. K. Narayan