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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) was an Indian lawyer, nationalist, and civil rights activist. Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, he was first given the honorary title of Mahatma—Sanskrit ...mehr sehenMahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) was an Indian lawyer, nationalist, and civil rights activist. Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, he was first given the honorary title of Mahatma—Sanskrit for “great-souled”—in 1914 while living in South Africa. Raised in Gujarat in a prominent Hindu family, he travelled to London and studied law at the Inner Temple. Called to the Bar in 1891, Gandhi returned to India for a brief time before settling in South Africa. There, he started a family while perfecting his style of nonviolent resistance grounded in civil disobedience. In 1915, he returned to his native country to join the fight against British rule, organizing peasants across India to take a stand against taxation, racism, and other forms of colonial oppression. He became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1921 and increased his involvement with the movements for women’s rights, religious and ethnic equality, and the elimination of India’s caste system, which unjustly effected Dalits deemed untouchable from birth. His central cause, however, was Swaraj, which can be translated as self-governance or democracy. As his popularity increased, he simplified his lifestyle in solidarity with the Indian poor, wearing traditional clothing, eating vegetarian food, and fasting as a matter of personal hygiene and protest. In 1930, he led the twenty-five day Dandi Salt March or Salt Satyagraha, in response to a British salt tax, inspiring millions of Indians to take direct action against British rule. A proponent of religious pluralism, he lamented the interfaith violence between Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims that broke out following independence and the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. At 78 years old, he was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist for his outreach to the Muslim community.weniger sehen
Bücher von Mahatma Gandhi
My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography Gita According to Gandhi Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen5/5Hind Swaraj Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenThe Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen4/5The Story of My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenA Guide to Health Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenKey to Health Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenThe Classic Collection of Mahatma Gandhi. Illustrated: A Guide to Health, Freedom's Battle, The Wheel of Fortune, My Experiments With Truth Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenA Guide to Health Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen5/5A Guide to Health Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenAutobiografia Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen
Hörbücher von Mahatma Gandhi
A Guide To Health Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen4/53500 Final Quotes Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen4/5600 Mystical and Spiritual Quotations Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 BewertungenA Guide to Health Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen5/5Forcing Justice: Violence and Nonviolence in Selected Texts by Thoreau and Gandhi Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen100 citazioni di Gandhi: Le 100 citazioni di... Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen500 citations d'artisans de la paix Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen2000 Final Quotations Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen100 Zitate von Mahatma Gandhi: Sammlung 100 Zitate Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen100 sitater fra Mahatma Gandhi: Samling 100 sitater fra Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen2000 citations ultimes Bewertung: 0 von 5 Sternen0 Bewertungen