Indira Gandhi was a Loved, Hated, and Respected Leader of India

Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India in 1869 and died in 1948. He was western educated, specifically trained in England. Although he was a nationalist, he was anti-modern because he was skeptical to industrialism. He believed in the ideal of satyagraha, the non-tolerance of evil, but also the understanding that violence is not the answer to that evil. He also believed in non-violence. He did not cooperate with anything British, specifically trading with the British, British schooling or products, and even paying taxes to the British. He served as a civil rights activist after being thrown off a train when refusing to move from his seat in first class. He became the leading member of Congress Party in the 1930’s and shortly after participated in the March to Sea for salt during the British imposed salt tax. Every single aspect of Gandhi’s life was peaceful, if the people around him decided to disobey and use violence as a means of getting what they wanted, Gandhi would take it upon himself to fast. He was eventually assassinated by a Hindus

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Kathiawar, India, which in that time was part of British Empire. Gandhi was unfortunately killed by a fanatic in 1948. His father and mother were Karamchand Gandhi, a chief minister and Putlibai Gandhi, a deeply religious woman who fasted regularly. Gandhi studied law and advocated for the civil rights of Indians. Gandhi became a leader of India’s Independence movement.

Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar India to a Hindu father and Jainist mother. His very religious mother was a practitioner of Vaishnavism (worship of the Hindu god Vishnu). Influenced by his mother's beliefs Gandhi was governed by self-discipline and nonviolence. He soon got married and sailed off to study law. When Gandhi returned he was in shock of what had happened to India, in just 1 year. Gandhi's beliefs never changed and he still strongly believed in self-discipline and nonviolence. He wanted to make a change in India’s cultures. And that’s exactly what he did, he made the change he saw in the world. Gandhi used many tactics to get India's independence, such as Civil disobedience, embracing the enemy, and acceptance of jail time.

Aroused by the massacre of Amritsar in 1919, Gandhi devoted his life to gaining India’s independence from Great Britain. As the dominant figure used his persuasive philosophy of non-violent confrontation, he inspired political activists with many persuasions throughout the world (Andrews 23). Not only was Mahatma Gandhi a great peacemaker, but also his work to achieve freedom and equality for all people was greatly acknowledged. Gandhi’s unconventional style of leadership gained him the love of a country and eventually enabled him to lead the independence movement in India.

In the month of Oct. 1971, Mrs. India Gandhi toured vigorously to Europe to make her point clear and non aggression policy of India. For the world to know India was least interested in occupying territories of neighbourhood countries, as projected by Pakistani rulers and media. She was able to win UK and France to block any US move in United Nations.

Mahatma Gandhi, was born October 2nd, 1869 to a wealthy Indian family in Porbandar, Gujarat India. His father, Karamchand Gandhi, was a well-respected man that held the political position of, Chief Minister of Porbandar. Mahtma’s mother, Putlibai Gandhi, was a kind woman and devote Jainist. Her gentle nature provided Mahatma with a compassionate upbringing that instilled a non-violent, mutual tolerance attitude. She stressed vegetarianism and was also known for fasting for days, almost to the point of starvation. His parents were also very traditional in the sense that they had an arranged marriage for him to Kasturba Makhanji when he was just 13.

In May 1883, Gandhi, who was only thirteen years old married a fourteen year old girl Kasturba Makhanji. Remembering about the day of their marriage Gandhi once said that “As we didn’t know much about marriage, for us it meant only wearing new clothes, eating sweets and playing with relatives” (Mishra 2). In 1885, when Gandhi was just fifteen, his first child was born, but would survive only a few days. Gandhi at this young age had to bear with this second shock in just a year as earlier that same year Gandhi’s father Karamchand Gandhi had also died. Gandhi had four more children’s: Harilal, born in 1888; Manilal, born in 1892; Ramdas, born in 1897 and Devdas, born in 1900 (Mishra 2).

This weeks analysis on Indira Gandhi helped me unpack her successes and failures. Some of the major failures that my group talked about was the forced sterilization, state of emergency, religious divide, censorship and corruption. The mass forced sterilization was ultimate failure in my eyes and as I talked about prior a major human rights violation. Interestingly, Indira Gandhi had no gender policy during her reign. One would think that a women politician would want to address so many of the problems that plague women on a daily basis. If I was a women in India during the time where Indira Gandhi came to power, I would have been devastated that she was not interested in improving women’s rights. Indira also reinforced the religious divide within India, especially for the Sikhs. She ended up exacerbating tensions in the region, which ultimately lead to her demise.

Known as the 'Iron Lady', Margaret Thatcher certainly lived up to her moniker. She was strong, smart, and helped Britain to become the great country it has grown to be. However, she was, and remains to be, a controversial figure in European history. She was the first ever woman Prime Minister in Britain, which worried a lot of people. Many citizens during this time doubted that a woman could ever successfully run a nation. Along with that, she passed laws and made decisions for the country that provoked debates and protests among the nation, led by unhappy citizens who disagreed with Thatcher’s every move. During her time in power she also faced many hardships, such as a bombing that was meant to kill her. To everyone’s surprise, she persevered through every criticism and problem thrown her way. Although she was regarded as controversial, and faced tough situations, Margaret Thatcher was a great leader who changed Britain for the better.

Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2 1869, in Porbandar, Kathiawar, India. Gandhi’s father was Karamchand Gandhi and his mother Putlibai Gandhi (source #1). Even though Gandhi wanted to become a doctor his father wanted him to be a lawyer so his family put him in the legal profession to study law. (source #2) In 1888 when Gandhi was 18 he sailed to London to study more of the law. (source #2) He struggled with the different culture. When Gandhi returned to India from London he had learned that his mother had died just weeks before he came. (source #3)

She used her position as Prime minister to help India gain independence. “Today is certainly a day to celebrate the success of our democracy. However, on this occasion, we should also introspect about what remains to be done”(Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India in October 2, 1869. He was raised to be kind and nonviolent. Gandhi was the youngest child of his father’s fourth wife. Gandhi was very intelligent he attended and graduated high school at Alfred High School. He later proceeded to go to college at the “University College London” he studied a major of UCL Faculty of Laws he later

Mahatma Gandhi was the primary leader of India’s independence movement and he was the architect of non-violent civil disobedience that influenced the world. Gandhi grew up worshiping the houdini god. He was a shy and unremarkable student. At the age of 18 Gandhi moved to London, England to study law. He returned to India in 1891. Gandhi decided to go to South Africa in 1893. He was quickly appalled by the discrimination and racial segregation. Gandhi was a spiritual leader in protesting. Gandhi would do his protest by doing a fast for 3 or more weeks. I think Madeleine L’engle choose Mahatma Gandhi because he fought for what he believed.

Indira Gandhi took a stand for women in government everywhere. Indira got elected to prime minister in 1966. She served 4 total terms from 1966 to 1977, and then from 1980 to 1984. Even with Indira’s advantages she still had to work hard. According to Anchal Project Indira Gandhi, The Iron Lady of India she once said,” Every position has advantages and disadvantages. I had an advantage

Gandhi’s past has been very remarkable but began on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, present day Gujarat (Mohandas). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi grew up the youngest among four children, two older brothers Laxmidas, Karsandas, and his older sister Raliatbehn. Gandhi’s parents influenced him by his mother Putlibai committing to religious devotions such as, pacifist teachings of mutual tolerance, noninjury of humans, and vegetarianism. Gandhi’s father Karamchand influenced him by being the Chief Minister of Porbandar, having the family follow the religion of Jainism, and worshiping the