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GANDHI – A HERO,
AN INSPIRATION, A LEGEND! ... ”
This is a famous quote by the man in the loincloth, Gandhi. ...
When Gandhi was born on October 2nd, 1869 in Porbandar, India, the British rule had been established. ... Gandhi fought this fight to free India in a very different way. ... Lewis Mumford called Gandhi “The most important religious figure of our time”. Once, when Gandhi was asked his secret, he said it was “renounce and enjoy”. Though Gandhi was born during the British rule, he spent his childhood in a very traditional Indian way. ...
The second half of Gandhi’s life was vastly different as he lived them with certainty and determination. Mohandas was the son of a statesman named Karamchand Gandhi and his fourth wife, Putlibai. ... As years passed by, Gandhi realised that it was his wife that taught him much, and not that he was her teacher and superior. Still a boy, Gandhi preferred to take long walks by himself, when he found a few hours away from caring for his sick father, or assisting his mother, like a dutiful son with the chores. He later passed on the sense of faithfully carrying out homely chores, such as tending the goats to the younger members of his family, as charmingly portrayed in the Oscar Award-winning 1982 movie “Gandhi”. ... An incident occurred in Gandhi’s first year in South Africa, from which his later methods of non-violent resistance were born. ... During that long night, in the very cold train station, Gandhi resolved never to yield to force, nor use force to win a cause. ... Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, was one of the first people to follow Gandhi’s ways. ... This caste system of India was so extreme, that it disturbed Gandhi immensely. ...
These low caste Indians, were not allowed to go to many temples, and therefore Gandhi refused to go there too. ... Gandhi was given the illustrious title of “Mahatma”, meaning great soul.
During World War I, Gandhi urged the Indians to join a civil disobedience program, against the British. ...
A turning point came in the year 1930, when Gandhi’s Salt march (Satyagraha) brought India’s situation to world attention. ... Gandhi thought that the rule, over the salt industry was one of the British basics to rule India. ... Every time the Mahatma was arrested, he approached prison with joy. ...
Most of Gandhi’s actions were a great success. ... It was very important as well, that the media all over the world talked about Gandhi and his actions.
Approximate Word count = 2074
Approximate Pages = 8.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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