Reminiscences Of Kasturba And Gandu

Kahu, the protagonist of the story, is a young girl who is disliked by her grandfather, Koro Apirana, just because she is a girl. Koro Apirana is a man of tradition and is not open to change. Koro spends most of his time searching for a male successor of the tribe because he will not have a woman take on this task. He is blinded by the strength and power of the one he has right in front of him, Kahu. Through this book one can see how women were considered inferior to men and despite their capabilities they were not allowed to showcase their talents. However, if the novel targeted people living in today’s society, it would be considered sexist and backward. Although to people back then, this type of discrimination would have been considered

There’s no doubt about it, that Gandhi was a great mean, out spoken and very influential but he wasn’t always that way. As I was reading I learned that while Gandhi was away at school studying law, his mother who he dearly loved and called a saint had passed yet his family did not tell him of her condition because they knew he would be

Mahasweta Devi’s short story, “Giribala,” is about the life of Giribala, a girl of Talsana village located in India. Born into a caste in a time when it was still customary to pay a bride-price, Giri is sold to Aulchand by her father. From this point on, we see a series of unfortunate, tragic events that take place in Giri’s life as a result of the circumstances surrounding Giri’s life. There are many issues in Giri’s life in India that Devi highlights to readers. First, the economic instability of the village leads to an extremely poor quality of life for the lower, working classes. Next, the cruel role of women determined by men in society is to either satisfy the sexual desires of men or to reproduce offspring who can work or be sold off to marriages. There are also other social norms and beliefs which discriminate against women that will be discussed.

He hears that he will not find happiness within himself nor find spiritual peace. He believes that not even the love of his parents and best-friend Govinda is enough to suffice him.

Born in Porbandar, India, Gandhi studied law and organized boycotts against British institutions in peaceful forms of civil protest. He was killed in 1948.Even after Gandhi’s assassination, his commitment to nonviolence and his belief in simple living,making his own clothes, eating a vegetarian diet and using fasts for self-purification as well as a means of protest have been a beacon of hope for oppressed people throughout the world. Gandhi’s actions inspired future human rights movements around the

For Gandhi, life is an experiment with Truth. That is, as we seek truth, we

Kalu died because he was ambushed and murdered by a gang of men for either stealing from the airport garbage or for reporting on a gang to the police. Kalu’s death not only becomes the most devastating loss that Sunil feels during the book because he had come to look up to Kalu as a close friend and role model, but it also demonstrates the extent to which the police department is actually corrupt. Not only do the Sahar Police not care about Kalu’s death, but they even misidentify his cause of death. According to the hospital “fifteen-year-old Deepak Rai, known as Kalu, had died of his tuberculosis - the same cause of death tagged to the bleeding scavenger who had slowly expired on the road” (168). Kalu’s death also brought to light the extent to which corruption controls the motives of the police force. In fact, the Sahar Police, in addition to not caring about the people who die in the slums, they purposefully fabricate the cause of death of victims when they are murdered, so that the precinct can keep its reputation of having a 100% success rate in solving murders. Essentially, “there was a trick to this success rate: not detecting the murders of inconsequential people” (168). More than anything, this clear demonstration of a corrupt system explains how citizens similar to Sunil have so much difficulty sustaining their ideals, when every event around them and

Gandhi’s first hand experiences in dealing with discrimination began in South Africa. In Chapter VII ‘Some Experiences,’ Gandhi recalls on his first days of his arrival the incident at the Durban court

I stumbled out into the crowd, and everyone was in an uproar. Police grabbed people, beating them, arresting them, oppressing them. Candidly, I remember Sarojini looking at this horrific scene with a morose expression. Her eyes contained a glimmer of insurgence that metastasized into a single tear. Sliding down her wrinkled, tan cheeks to the point of her chin, the droplet splashed onto me. While the marchers around us bustled by trying to make sense of the confusion, I stood with Sarojini. We witnessed the soldiers drag people away to prisons unknown. The large troop of soldiers that had stomped past Sarojini and I flanked another tent. Gandhi’s tent. Three men came out holding Gandhi by his spindly arms. I rushed towards the edge of the awestricken crowd. Futile was my gesture because there were no efforts that could be made to stop his incarceration. All I could do is watch as they yanked the man who had initiated this protest. Even when one of his escorts elbowed him, I took no action besides wincing in empathy. Gandhi stood with perfect posture and let himself get captured with no struggle of any kind.

Khutulun was born in c.1260 and died in c.1306. She was the daughter to Kaidu, cousin of Kublai Khan, and great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan. She had 14 brothers. She always followed her father into battle giving advice and political support along the way. Marco Polo said in one account that while she was up at her father's side, she scanned the enemy crowd. Before anyone could do anything, she would quickly ride her horse up to the enemy leader and snag him by his throat and then take him to her father. That causes the enemy forces to panic and flee. She was an amazing warrior and earned respect among her father supporters and her father's respect also rose. She didn't want to marry but her father wanted her to, so she compromised and

Unfortunately, after the trip to Dandi, Gandhi was arrested as a consequence for the execution of Salt March along with the other protesters who were involved in “buying, selling, or making salt” (Gold 86). However, while being held captive, a poet and a close associate of Gandhi, Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, took an advantage of the new attention that the Satyagrahis and Gandhi had aroused by leading another protest on the Dharsana Salt Works, which caused intense physical harm to the protestors. Anne Todd asserts that as a leader of this particular protest, Naidu inspired and reminded the Satyagrahis that even though “Gandhi’s body is in jail…his soul is with you. India’s prestige is in your hands. You must not use any violence under any circumstances. You will be beaten but you must not resist; you must not even raise a hand to ward off blows” (66). As the demonstrators approached the site, they encountered the British police officers who were trying to block them and were brutally bashing these Indians with “five-foot-long steel-tipped clubs” (Todd 66). Despite the British’ effort, these satyagrahis relentlessly marched forward. Ved Mehta points out a correspondent for United Press, Webb Miller, who reports on the incident at the Dharsana Salt Works:

This article from The Times starts off with a call for Gandhi’s arrest. The reason for this calling is due to the events that transpired on February twelfth, when twenty-one royal police officers lost their lives in the line of duty near Gorakhpur due to a riot that broke out in response to the mass civil disobedience movement that was taking place at the time. It then lists reasons for the suspension of mass civil disobedience. It then goes into Gandhi’s career. It says that Gandhi’s character and judgment has been marked by steady deterioration. It lists some basic facts about Gandhi’s life so far, birth, parents, and early history, before jumping into the reasons for the steady deterioration, the Rowlatt Act. Following this satyagraha, and

But this thought did not last long. When only two of them were sitting together in the car, after Mr. Das and the kids left for trekking, at the hills at Udayagiri and khandagiri they had some private conversations. This conversation, all of a sudden changed the thoughts of Mr. Kapasi towards Mrs. Das. His thoughts changed from deserving her so much to doubting her behavior. When talking about Bobby Mrs. Das said, “he is not his.” This quotation brought abrupt change in him. He felt prickle on his skin. He reached into his shirt pocket for the small tin of lotus-oil balm he carried with him at all times, and applied it to three spots on his forehead. He was shocked by this news, totally shocked. She did not even hesitate to tell how she made silent love with one of the friend of Mr. Das and as a result of which Bobby was born. This was totally unacceptable to Mr. Kapasi. He had not expected a woman to disclose this

In South Africa, he involved himself in an attempt to end discrimination against the minority Indians residing there. During this course, he developed “satyagarha”, which translates into “soul force”, or an approach of non-violence resistance, against the British governments in South Africa. In the years following the World War I, Gandhi became a leading figure in India for his struggle to achieve independent from the mighty British rule. His willingness to tolerate the punishments and the prison confinement earned him the title of “ Mahatama”, a “great soul” in India in 1914. (Mohandas Gandhi, 2015)

The researcher understood the specific theme chosen and was a bit au-fait with the topic, because she had a keen interest in Gandhi and all his work. In an age where violence is on the increase Gandhi’s message of non-violence is needed. It is the researchers hope that this IA will reach a wide cross section of people and will effect a change. Gandhi’s views on issues like untouchability are deeply dealt with. Never anywhere Gandhi’s views about untouchability were effectively heard. But, in this book they were dealt in detail with lots of arguments and convincing proofs of why untouchability is sin. Even his co-living with the untouchables and the resistance he faced for that is discussed. His views on religion, nationality, his movements like civil-disobedience, are also clearly shown. Even his opinions on many religions were discussed in deep; a striking