Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

You can only expect other people to change with taking action yourself.

Instead, you need to set an example by embodying the values and behavior you want to see.

In other words, change starts with you, and you can inspire others to follow your lead by being the change you wish to see.

Mahatma Gandhi Brief personal history.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was a political and spiritual leader in India who is best known for leading India to independence from British colonial rule.

He was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, a coastal town in present-day Gujarat, India, and was the youngest child of his parents.

Gandhi grew up in a Hindu merchant caste family and received a good education. After finishing high school, he studied law in England and was called to the bar in 1891.
He returned to India and started working as a lawyer, but he was unsuccessful and struggled to find clients.

In 1915, Gandhi was invited to work in India’s struggle for independence from British colonial rule.
He quickly became a leader in the Indian National Congress and began advocating for nonviolent civil disobedience and peaceful protest.

He led several successful campaigns, including the Salt March in 1930, a significant turning point in India’s independence movement.

During World War II, Gandhi continued to press for India’s independence, and his efforts were finally successful in 1947 when India gained independence from British colonial rule.
However, the partition of India and Pakistan was accompanied by widespread violence and the displacement of millions of people.

Gandhi was known for his simplicity, commitment to nonviolence, and promotion of interfaith harmony.
He is also remembered for his famous “Famous Eleven Vows,” which include principles like nonviolence, truth, non-possession, and non-stealing.

Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, by a Hindu nationalist who was angry at his efforts to promote religious unity.

Episodes.

Gandhi The 11 vows

The 11 vows were a set of moral and ethical principles that Gandhi believed were necessary for achieving true freedom and liberation.

They were:

Gandhi believed these vows were essential for building a peaceful society.
He saw them as interconnected and interdependent and believed adherence to them would transform the individual and society.

The Salt March

The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, was a nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India led by Gandhi in 1930.
The British had imposed a tax on salt, making it expensive and unaffordable for many Indians. Gandhi saw this as an injustice and launched a peaceful protest to challenge it.

On March 12, 1930, Gandhi began a march from his ashram in Sabarmati to the coastal town of Dandi, about 390 kilometers (240 miles). Along the way, thousands of people joined the march, and it became a symbol of Indian resistance to British rule.

When Gandhi and his followers reached the sea on April 6, 1930, he picked up a lump of salt, thus violating the British law prohibiting Indians from making salt.
This symbolic act was the beginning of a widespread campaign of civil disobedience that spread throughout India.

The Salt March was a turning point in India’s struggle for independence, demonstrating the power of nonviolent resistance as a political strategy.
It also brought international attention to the Indian independence movement and helped to galvanize support for Indian independence.