Mohandus Gandhi
Mohandus Gandhi has had many influences on the world today. He was born on October 2nd, 1869 in Porbandar, West India. He became one of the most respected, spiritual and political leaders of the 1900's. He acquired the name Mahatma, which means "soul force". He helped free the Indian people through nonviolent resistance, also given the name satyagraha, instead of the violent warfare that was being used by Britain. Gandhi also promoted social and economic reforms. He is still honored by his people today, as the father of the Indian nation. Life in India during the time of Gandhi was not very pleasant for an Indian. British ruled most of India and they were racist and prejudice against the Indians and any other minority. Indians were forced to degrade themselves in public. They were not even allowed to walk on the same cement sidewalk or ride in the same passenger cart on a train, if there was no room to spare on the 3rd class cart, their only choice was to ride outside on top of the train. Gandhi's subliminal protests silently announced that Indians would not tolerate this, even if it risked being beaten or put into prison. To Gandhi, being put into prison for a good cause was considered honorable. He wanted to get rid of the c
aste system and for all who lived in India, including women, to be equal. Gandhi embraced Hindu traditions, unlike the Moslem tradition, Hindu worship idols. Moslem pray 5 times a day, they are monotheistic; they praise one god, Ali. Hindu's are polytheistic. However, it has caused conflicts. Even when Gandhi achieved equality, there was still tension about religion. Mohandus Gandhi has had many influences on the world today. Although Gandhi didn't agree with the way Britain was ruling India and some of the cultural aspects of India, he stood strong using his weapon of nonviolence. Another time in which Gandhi took action was The Salt March. In 1930 the British had a monopoly on salt. They were the only ones who could sell it so they taxed the people whenever they bought it. To Gandhi this was a symbol of the British oppression that he wanted to end. Because of the high prices the poor could not afford salt. One day Gandhi started out with 78 followers on a 240-mile march to the sea. By the time he got there, the people numbered in the thousands. On April 6, 1930 Gandhi broke the law by going into the water and picking up a big lump of salt. Although he was arrested, others followed. In the end an exuberant number of people were sent to prison. The Salt March received so much publicity that Britain was publicly embarrassed. In January 1948 Gandhi once again began a fast to protest against religious violence but assurances from religious leaders led him to break his fast on January 18th, 1948. 12 days later, a Hindu fanatic, Naturam Godse, blaming Gandhi for separating and "betraying" Hindus, shot Gandhi at a prayer meeting in Delhi. This was a tragic end for a man dedicated to non-violence. On April 13, 1919 people were able to see why Gandhi hated the cru
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