Indian independence movement

“Mahatma Gandhi,” was popular for his involvement in the independence movement against the British rule of India, as well as advocating for the rights of Indians in South Africa. He was born in Porbandar, India, on October 2, 1869. Gandhi studied law and began organizing boycotts and other peaceful forms of civil disobedience against British institutions in an effort to reduce British influence on Indian culture, and ultimately, gain independence. Despite his fame as a peaceful protester, he was killed

Karamchand Gandhi.” Mahatma gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, in the present-day Indian state of Gujarat. In India mahatma gandhi short name was gandhiji. And Mahatma Gandhi is called as Mahatma because of his great works and greatness all through the life. He was a great freedom fighter and non-violent activist who always followed non-violence all though his life while leading India for the independence from British rule. His father was the chief minister of Porbandar.His mother, Putlibai

Mohandas Gandhi      Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as mahatma Gandhi, was a Indian nationalist leader, who established his country's freedom through a nonviolent revolution.      Gandhi became a leader in a difficult struggle, the Indian campaign for home rule. He believed and dedicated his life to demonstrating that both individuals and nations owe it to themselves to stay free, and to allow the same freedom to others. Gandhi was one

endurance stood shoulder to shoulder with their menfolk, in the frontline of India’s national army to share with them the sacrifices and triumphs of the struggle”. From a Resolution passed on January 26, 1931. When the history of India's fight for Independence comes to be written, the sacrifice made by the women of India will occupy the foremost place - Mahatma GandhiJawaharlal Nehru had remarked, when most of the men-folk were in prison then a remarkable thing happened. Our women came forward and took

joined the Indian National Congress party of which he assumed leadership in 1921. As in South Africa Gandhi protested against British exploitation and advocated boycotting British goods and buying Indian goods instead and preached non violence resistance. Gandhi believed that acting upon violence against the British will only have a negative outcome where as taking the non violence approach will only provoke the British into doing something that will push more Indians into supporting the Indian National

MacKenzie Rugar Professor Gajanan Eastern Philosophy Final Paper 26 Apr. 2016 Gandhi’s Life and Legacy Throughout the course of history there have been many influential leaders that have stressed the use of non-violence and civil disobedience including Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi was a very influential and inspiring leader that was able to lead billions of people. He was willing to give up everything for what he believed in even though he knew that his actions could possibly lead to imprisonment

The British authority that began in 1858, and extended over the Indian continent until 1947, had long-lasting and detrimental effects on India’s civilization. The British Raj contained the direct rule for India. Britain having rule over about 60% of India indirectly and gathered the other 40% of rule through native princes such as Kashmir, who followed the policies that were implemented by the British. The British developed India’s Infrastructure a great deal with more rail roads and telegraph lines

and kicked out the old Indian government to replace it with a viceroy. India gained independence on August 15, 1947, when Nehru passed a new declaration of independence and became the first prime minister of the country. Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian activist and lawyer who lived from 1869-1948, and dedicated most of his life to his country’s independence. Gandhi used non violent civil disobedience to defy the British government and cause an uproar to win India’s independence.

So Gandhi started the Satyagraha (AKA truth force) campaign of nonviolent resistance. He advised that Indians defy the law and take the punishments that come with the act of rebelliousness. This movement got more serious in 1914 when there was a £3 tax on ex-indentured Indians and the state refused to acknowledge Indian marriages. Satyagraha went on for 7 years, during which thousands of Indians were put into cuffs and

of the world’s main faces when we think or talk of the Indian independence movements, women’s rights and all around freedom for humanity. This individual used strategies and tactics of his own to achieve justice for the Indian culture while he was alive. Gandhi also worked to reform traditional Indian society in India as he was a mahatma, a Hindu term in the Hindu religion meaning “great soul”, for his people in the Indian independence movement. In this paper I am going to illustrate Gandhi’s early