Nathuram Godse

Jeevanjot Singh 800417 Political Science 100 Sarah Munawar Writing of Bhagat Singh and mahatma Gandhi on the use of violence as instrument in politics Violence in politics means to oppose or to struggle against the policies of ruling government or authority by strikes, revolutions, riots, etc. India was ruled by the British government from 1858 to 1947 and this period is called colonial rule. The British government took all the power and control from Indians in very less time.

Mohandas Gandhi was known in history for nonviolent philosophy with passive resistance. His nick name was ‘mahatma’ this translated to ‘the great souled one’. He was in South Africa before returning to his birth place of India in the 1900s. During World War 1, Gandhi was the main leading person in India’s struggle toward independence from Great Britain. He lived an ascetic lifestyle, which means he only dressed in loincloth and shawl. This was to show his Hindu faith. Gandhi was imprisoned many times

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind” (Orwell, George). Politics has been practiced since the beginning of humanity, it has been crucial to decide who rules, who makes the rules, and what rights do people possess. Over time people have been divided either due to their beliefs or their desires, with each group striving to have more power and control in a governed society. People have sought many ways

The recent experience of India’s post-colonial populist democracy with Moditva (the rise of Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister by mobilizing varied sections of the Indian population: corporates, media, middle classes, Hindutva activists, a section of Other Backward Classes and Dalits along with the poor) has fundamentally challenged the liberal conception of democracy. It is interesting to note that a person widely regarded as anti-minorities while ignoring the normative principle of ‘rule of

Learning from American and Mexican experiences: A case for Jury Trials in India By: Scott A. McMillan, Ravishankar K. Mor “Trial by jury is the lamp which shows that freedom lives” Lord Devlin Jury trials in India had come to an end unceremoniously; the immediate cause for abolition

The author stated that Gandhi was sent to prison for 6 years, Gandhi had been thrown off a train in South America because he was Indian, and had attempts of assassination against him, the final one being successful from a Buddhist extremist Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Sivananda). Even though Gandhi had faced obstacles such as these, nevertheless, people still rallied to him and supported him during troubling times, this would help Gandhi achieve racial justice.“Gandhi’s firm and tenacious adherence to

Through history many people have taken a stand and led a following to make sustainable changes in the future. In Soul of a Citizen, author Paul Loeb tells stories of average citizens who have found unexpected satisfaction in becoming socially and sustainably active. Loeb expresses that we need to make movement from being a bystander in your own life to working to make a difference. Between Muhammad Gandhi, Grace Lee Boggs, and Muhamad Yunus, there are three very different, very solid, and very inspiring

A Non-violent Fight How would you react if one day, people from another country came to your country and wanted to take over?, Would you try to defend yourself or even attack them back? Well that is how Indians felt in the 17th century, when the British came to their country and took over. The British created many problems in India, they took jobs away from them, food, resources, money, and even more. The people from India were angry, and wanted to resist them in a violent way. In 1869, Mahatma Gandhi

most of the education at the college level. Gandhi had 4 sons with his wife Kasturba Gandhi who was born in 1833 and later passed in 1944. Mahatma was later assassinated by in January of 1948 in the Birla House of New Delhi India, as his killer (Nathuram Godse) shot him in the chest multiple times before he took his last breath. The way Gandhi influenced the citizens of India and others around the world

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a historic leader of Indian nationalism, was one of the greatest national leaders of the twentieth century. Rosenberg (2012) stated “Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India, on October 2, 1869” (Biography of Mahatma Gandhi). His family came from the traditional caste of grocers and moneylenders (the name Gandhi means "grocer"). His father was the dewan (chief minister) of Porbandar, and his mother was an adherent of a religion in which ideas of nonviolence and vegetarianism