Role of Mahatma Gandhi in Freedom Struggle

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.

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?

How does one free themselves from the hold of another? More importantly, how does one accomplish this without the use of violence? A revolutionary leader whose name was Mahatma Gandhi discovered and implemented a way of how this should be done and did so successfully. His methods included the use of economics to rebel against the British rule while maintaining he religious position. Although Gandhi’s plan of gaining independence for India and all of its people being united was never truly met. He still managed to help India break away from the British and allowed India to gain independence from them. The main principle of Gandhi’s economics was that it required human rights for all and was not about wealth at all. Although Gandhi was successful

“If you make laws to keep us suppressed in a wrongful manner and without taking us into confidence, these laws will merely adorn the statue books. We will never obey them”(1). Mohandas Gandhi expressed this in his writing “On Nonviolent Resistance”. “Civil disobedience” is when people use their voice by protesting, non-violently, to stick up against unjust laws and unjust movements. The truths and values are proven and brought to attention in the writings of Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, and Henry David Thoreau. Civil disobedience can be the solution to unjust laws and violence around the world.

Mohandas Gandhi, the leader of India’s independence movement in the early 1900s, inspired many with his use of civil disobedience to bring about change in society. Gandhi was an educated individual who studied law in London and worked in South Africa. Here, he experienced discrimination first hand due to British individual's sense of superiority caused by the concept of social darwinism. This lead to him advocating for equality and later transgressed to the liberation of India, who was at that time under Britain’s control. His method of promoting change through civil disobedience was so revolutionary in a time where violence was so prominent, and was able to capture the astonishing resilience of Indians against British oppression.

Civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with the laws of a government, or of an international power. Most than often, civil disobedience has but not always being associated with non-violent resistance. One man most often associated with civil disobedience for the modern world is Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi travelled to South Africa to work and encountered discrimination against himself and the Indian minority. He started efforts to end discrimination. Influenced by Western and Eastern ideals, Gandhi coined the term Satyagraha, which means insistence on truth and the practice of non-violence and civil disobedience.

The British rule in India can be summarised in two facts which are “India’s per capita income went stagnant from 1757 to 1947” and “the life expectancy of Indians fell by 20 percent” (Davis, 2000). This shows that the British rule in India was not one in which India flourished but it deteriorated. The British brought about changes in all spheres of life. There brought about many social, cultural and economic changes however, this paper will only focus on the economic aspect of colonialism. The British tried to commercialise Indian agriculture and therefore, promoted cash crop farming. They forced farmers to move away from traditional and subsistence based farming and practice cash crop farming. This shift caused many farmers to suffer as they did not get much share in the profit even though the demand for cash crops like cotton and wheat was very high. The farmers fell into poverty and lived in terrible conditions whereas, the middle

On March 12, 1930 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more widely known as Mahatma Gandhi, began his famous salt march to the sea. Gandhi’s salt march was an act of civil disobedience, or satyagraha, which loosely means “truth-force”, against the rule of the British government over India at the time. This march was Gandhi’s way of fighting rejecting the tax that the British government had put on salt for the Indian people. Gandhi’s act of marching to the sea to produce salt sparked motions and revolutions throughout the country. This march is considered by many to be the catalyst that lead to the eventual freedom of India from British rule.

Most Americans know little about Hinduism and few imagine that the values of Hinduism had any influence on the development of American society. But what little they do know of Hinduism is most likely derived from their knowledge of Mahatma Gandhi. Few Americans realize that Gandhi's teachings and life's work had a tremendous impact on the development of American society during the Civil Rights Movement.

Mohandas Gandhi was known all over the world for his nonviolent philosophy of passive resistance. He returned to India from South Africa in 1914 and within years he emerged as a key figure in the Indian struggle for independence. Gandhi had the mindset that he was prepared to die in order to achieve this goal. Throughout…...Gandhi positively affected human society when completing his lifetime goals which were ending untouchability, uniting Hindus and Muslims in India and gaining independence from the British.

In response to the inadequacy of the Simon Report, the Labor Government, which had come to power under Ramsay MacDonald in 1929, decided to hold a series of Round Table Conferences in London.

Violence and war has been used throughout the existence of mankind to assert dominance, gain wealth, or to maintain one’s gained power. Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian man who fought for justice and equality in India by leading protests through peaceful means. He also openly advocated against the British’s rule in India. What made Gandhi so powerful was that he fought his adversaries using the unique technique of nonviolence. Nonviolence introduces the idea of “cowardice vs true strength” many leaders face today. Gandhi focused on these ideals mainly because of his early childhood and teachings from his mother. Gandhi was an influential

Mohandas Gandhi was a civil rights activist in the early 19th century who wanted to separate British rule from India, and give opportunities that all Indian people deserved. As a leader, Gandhi revolutionized the country of India by creating a New Order through peaceful protest and demands through his writings and speeches given in front of India’s people. His voice and actions allowed people to be able to speak up and voice their own opinion. Gandhi’s beliefs such as civil disobedience and that all humans were made from god and should be treated as equally made an impact in the 19th century, and his legacy is still honored today. The Amritsar Massacre exposed to the world how Indians were being treated by the British, and that they were

Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi was born during the British rule in India on October 2, 1869. Gandhi in the year of 1888 was sent to England to pursue law, where he developed interest in the philosophy of nonviolence as expressed in the holy Bhagawad Gita, a scared text of Hindu scriptures. However after passing the bar, he found little accomplishment in his attempt to practice law in India, which is when he accepted a position in South Africa, where he assisted on a lawsuit. (Mohandas Gandhi, 2015)

Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India on October 2nd, 1869. His parents were Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi and Putlibai Gandhi. He was named Mahatma in his early life, which means “great soul” and some said he was a reincarnation of Vishnu, who was the second god in the Hindu group of three. Gandhi was influential in religious, political and equality practices.