English Representative Characters And Their Contribution To The Society
I N T E G R A N T E S :
Karen Aguirre Anthony Gordon Camila Parra Isaac Rubio Davon Tipantuña
2nd "B"
INDEX 1. Mahatma Gandhi's biography 2. The field in which Mahatma Gandhi was developed 3. Relevant facts of Mahatma Gandhi 4. Mahatma Gandhi's contributions to society 5. Dialogue with Mahatma Gandhi
“An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind.” - Mahatma Gandhi
MAHATMA GANDHI
He field in which Mahatma Gandhi was developed
One
of
political
the
greatest
and
spiritual
leaders
of
twentieth
the
century.
He
openly belonged to the
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; Porbandar, 1869 Delhi, 1948. Indian nationalist thinker and leader. He was an Indian lawyer, politician, and activist who founded the nonviolence movement. The main character of the independence of his country through pacifist resistance, he was the most relevant figure of the Indian political and social
forefront
the
Indian
nationalist movement. He
pioneered
and
practiced the principle of
Satyagraha:
resistance
to
through
non-violent
tyranny
mass
civil
disobedience. He
was
driving
one forces
of
the
behind
the
nonviolence
movement
and
the
one
leaders
pushed
for
of
who India's
independence in 1947.
scene and one of the most
Gandhi
influential personalities of
India,
contemporary history.
of
is
where
considered of
the
an
the
nation",
symbol worldwide
of
icon
in
he
is
"father and
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peace
RELEVANT FACTS His
humanitarian
varied;
he
hospitals, eliminate
initiatives
instituted
and, the
numerous
and
colonies
and
agricultural
especially
castes
were
and
since
then,
religions
he
that
tried
divided
to his
people. In his relations and in his inevitable clashes with the South
African
inaugurated resistance, person
a
method
that
and
governmental of
struggle,
maintained
avoided
armed
authorities
respect revolt,
or for
he
rather the
already
of
human
in
South
Africa 1906-
He
("force the
of
recalled truth")
actions
that
the
as in
value
the
the
of
the
foundation
West
"satyagraha"
and
received
energy
the
name
of of
"passive resistance". He founded several cooperatives for the defense of Indian rights. He
campaigned
for
Indian
languages
and
against
the class prejudices of the caste system. In
1930
he
urged
the
population
not
to
pay
taxes,
especially on salt, which was very high. From March 12 to April 6, he led a non-violent protest, known as the salt march. Created several campaigns of civil disobedience. Went on hunger strike in an attempt to get the Rajkot state leader to change his autocratic regime.
HOW DID MAHATMA GANDHI CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY? In South Africa, Gandhi experienced firsthand the strong rejection and hatred of Indians, which motivated him in 1894 to create an Indian political party to defend their rights. After 22 years of nonviolent protests in South Africa, Gandhi gained enough power and respect
to
negotiate
with
South
African
Smuts a solution to the Indian conflict
General
Jan
Christian
What were the struggles you were involved in?
I led nationwide campaigns to reduce poverty, expand women's rights, create religious and ethnic harmony, and eliminate the injustices of the caste system.
Why did you choose to fight for your rights with nonviolence?
"There are many causes for which I am willing to die, but none for which I am willing to kill" is what I wrote. When I lived for a while in South Africa, I suffered prejudice and discrimination because of my race. Thus I began my work in politics and peaceful activism. But far from encouraging the masses to armed struggle, I promoted peaceful resistance and new modes of opposition.
Why were you in jail and how long did you spend there?
In fact, yes, it was. Although it was a little complicated to claim our rights in a nonviolent way because it was difficult to be heard. Despite this, I had to make a choice; either I would submit to a system that in my opinion had caused irreparable damage to my country or I risked the fury of my people being unleashed when they understood the truth that came from my lips.
Do you think the nonviolent method was effective?
In 1922 I was arrested and charged with sedition for riots that had broken out. On March 18, the court sentenced me to six years in prison, promising my release if I would stop the protests. In the end, I spent 6 years and 10 months in prison. I first entered prison at the age of 39, in South Africa. And I got out of the last one, in India, at the age of 75.