Mahatma Gandhi : An Important Contribution Of Society

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.

Mahatma Gandhi, a highly influential man, was one of the world’s most well-known fighters for equal rights. Gandhi saw and experienced discrimination, for instance, “At the time Gandhi was there, South Africa was not a friendly place for non-whites. . . . Gandhi believed that this was wrong” (Satyagraha: Gandhi’s Legacy). Gandhi’s interest in human rights was born when he moved to South America and saw the way non-whites were treated. “Satyagraha: Gandhi’s Legacy” states, “Practices of Satyagraha included boycotts, protest marches, and fasts.” Gandhi stood up proud for what he believed in, and because of this he was able to fight for his beliefs. Gandhi did many generous, righteous actions in his lifetime, but the real impact happened after he died, including stimulating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela (“Satyagraha: Gandhi's Legacy”). Gandhi inspired others to speak up and change the world forever.

Gandhi, King, and Mandela each fought for their causes with a method that was very rarely used but even less rarely successful. Their efforts at peaceful protest without retaliation to attacks were successful in overthrowing trans-continental rule and ending segregation of races. Gandhi transformed the idea of non-violence into a way to fight for freedom and justice which would ultimately end in success and

Mahatma Gandhi is a trailblazer for change thru nonviolent resistance and compassion for others, even for his oppressors, that made a large impact on the world.

The essential of Gandhi is anthology of his life. It is separated into two parts. One as Gandhi the man and the other as the Mahatma meaning Great Soul. I was very much well interested in the readings of The Essential Gandhi. What I was most interested in was that he spoke with so much determination and compassion. His firm belief in nonviolence was presented very strongly. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. Gandhi believed strongly in non-violent civil disobedience, so he states that violence provides only temporary relief or satisfaction, but the pain it causes people and societies is much greater. There is so much violence in the world today and some believe you have to fight violence with violence but Gandhi was very successful with his method of not acting upon violence in such of as in a hatred way. He solely helped India become independent with his method of nonviolence. Before I read this story I knew very little details of him, but the main thing that always puzzled me, what gave Gandhi the courage to make such a difference in the world?

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.

Mohandas Gandhi is one of the most popular and influential figures in the world. His political work, religious beliefs, values and morals captivated millions internationally. His path to become such a respected person is shaped by his religion and experiments occurred throughout his life. His relationship to food becomes a powerful fixation that allows him to form a greater connection to God as Truth, while leading him to express controversial disagreements during certain health issues.

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world” stated Mahatma Gandhi-- a fierce activist who fought for basic human rights of the people of India. Gandhi, Daisy Bates, and Nelson Mandela were all leaders in the fight for equality. Mandela fought for the rights of the African people while Bates fought in the Civil Rights movement in America. These three individuals used persistence, courage, and peace to defend the basic human rights of all people.

Born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandor, Kathiawar, India, Mahatmas Karmachord Gandhi was the son of Karmchand Gandhi, chief minister, and Putlibai, who was deeply religious lived in part of the British Empire (Biography.com Editors). With early marriages common, Mahatmas married at age 1 (Housel, Debra. Pp. 73-75). Mahatmas married Kasturba Makanji, the merchant’s daughter. As a result of the marriage, the teenagers rebelled by smoking, eating meat, and stealing money from household servants. Althrough Mahatmas had a rebellious attitude, Mahatmas was a shy, remarkable student, who was so timid that he slept with the lights on even as a teenager. In 1885, Mahatmas’s father passed as well as his first young child. With an interest in becoming a doctor, Mahatmas’s family steered him to enter the legal profession just as his father wanted him to be a government minister. In 1891, Mahatmas’s mother passed. With grief, Mahatmas struggled in being a lawyer (Biography.com Editors). Mahatmas’s mother was very religious and a devoted practioner of Vaishnavism, self-discipline, and nonviolence (History.com Staff). As a result of this, Mahatmas grew up worshipping the Hindu God, Vishnu, and followed Jainism, an ancient Indian religion that stressed nonviolence, fasting, meditation, and vegetarianism. In 888, Mahatmas moved to London and struggled with the transition to the Western Culture. Mahatmas

Mahatma Gandhi took what Thoreau wrote and interpreted his essay in a way that could be used to grant equality in his country, India in the 1920s and 1930s. Martin Luther King Jr. would continue to use the same methods of gaining equality by civil disobedience that Thoreau and Gandhi used. People like King and Rosa Parks would show that civil disobedience worked in the during the Civil Rights Campaign during the 1960s. All these people showed that civil disobedience is successful in changing unfair policies and laws to force equality. They have set an example for how civil disobedience can be used in the future domestically and internationally to make there be a free, peaceful world where there is equality between people and

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. demonstrated to fight for equality and improve; we must do so in a non-violent way. Oppression is something the world has always struggled with. Time and Time again we see groups of people separated due to their skin, beliefs, culture, wealth, background, and much more. We watch through history as people lead protests and organize themselves to combat the ideals of oppression.

On your drive to and from work, you see a myriad of conflict. From cars honking at each other for causing traffic, to couples arguing in the car on their way out to eat, to siblings fighting for who gets to control what plays on the radio, we are surrounded by small issues which frequently lead to outbursts of violence. It is truly a wonder that in a world with so many people and so many different worldviews, we haven’t killed each other off yet. What is the root cause behind why we have somehow maintained the human race?

As the world progresses to live its continuous life many problems of destruction, chaos, and violence are. For the sake of that, many leaders are being brought into this world to create order and peace. Martin Luther King Jr, an African American Civil Rights activist, is known for succeeding in bringing racial equality. A famous quote by Ken Blanchard says, “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” Martin Luther King Jr. may have been a compassionate, devoted leader, by heart, but someone had inspired him. His bravery, courageousness, and philosophy was all based on that of Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian activist, known for fighting in the Independence movement against the British. As Gandhi

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.

Martin Luther King and his letter from a Birmingham Jail. Dr. King wanted the people reading his letter to understand that at the end of the day he should not be thought as a civil rights activist, but as a man that simply wants to see a change in the world. I believe that he was able to get that point across in his letter, but I also think that this proved that Dr. King is the great leader that we see him as because he was able to remain humble and that is one of the key qualities in what makes someone a true leader and that was what he was. I also believe that Gandhi is an excellent example of impacting a society because he was the first one to show that peaceful resistance can bring about change even though it may take some time for it to happen. Gandhi rebelled against the tax that the British had put on salt and he decided to get his own, and by defying the British he was able to inspire others to follow in his movement. Even though he was thrown in jail for going against British control he was able to influence the people of India to fight for their independence against the British, and they were able to do it, and they once again proved that change can come if you truly want it