A Biography of Gandhi
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There has been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it. Always."
Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. By his early 20's he had become a lawyer. When he was 24 years old, he was assigned to South Africa. He was thrown off the train going to South Africa because he was an Indian riding in a first class seat even though he had a ticket. After that one incident of racial prejudice, he strive to get the laws changed, so Indians could have some rights in South Africa. Through many non-violent protests and rallies of many other Indians to do the same, Gandhi achieves rights for Indians in South Africa.
In 1915, Gandhi returns to India and is regarded as a national hero. When he returns, he travels across India to get a sense of its culture and people. He comes to realize that even in his home country Indians are faced with many inequalities and hardships due to British rule. In 1919, the Rowlatt Acts issued by British officials prompted Gandhi to start another non-violent campaign, in which millions of people joined the cause for India's independence from Britain. Through non-violent demonstrations like the "March to the Sea" where Gandhi leads thousands to the sea to symbolically make their own salt from seawater in protest on a tax on salt and many arrests, India is granted independence from Britain on August 15, 1947.
When independence is granted, a part of India is divided and called Pakistan, which was meant to be a home for Muslim Indians. The partition resulted in mass uproar when Muslim Indians were forced out of their homes and fighting between the two sides began. Gandhi who was vastly opposed to the partition protests by fasting until his death or until the two sides lay down their arms and peace comes to India. The two sides agree, not wanting to lose him, but on January 30, 1948 when he goes to Delhi to depart to Pakistan, Gandhi is assassinated. Gandhi believed in non-violent resistance, and that violence was never the answer. He taught others to do the same and never did he give in to peer pressure or give up. He was truly someone that lived for justice and loved the world.
Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. By his early 20's he had become a lawyer. When he was 24 years old, he was assigned to South Africa. He was thrown off the train going to South Africa because he was an Indian riding in a first class seat even though he had a ticket. After that one incident of racial prejudice, he strive to get the laws changed, so Indians could have some rights in South Africa. Through many non-violent protests and rallies of many other Indians to do the same, Gandhi achieves rights for Indians in South Africa.
In 1915, Gandhi returns to India and is regarded as a national hero. When he returns, he travels across India to get a sense of its culture and people. He comes to realize that even in his home country Indians are faced with many inequalities and hardships due to British rule. In 1919, the Rowlatt Acts issued by British officials prompted Gandhi to start another non-violent campaign, in which millions of people joined the cause for India's independence from Britain. Through non-violent demonstrations like the "March to the Sea" where Gandhi leads thousands to the sea to symbolically make their own salt from seawater in protest on a tax on salt and many arrests, India is granted independence from Britain on August 15, 1947.
When independence is granted, a part of India is divided and called Pakistan, which was meant to be a home for Muslim Indians. The partition resulted in mass uproar when Muslim Indians were forced out of their homes and fighting between the two sides began. Gandhi who was vastly opposed to the partition protests by fasting until his death or until the two sides lay down their arms and peace comes to India. The two sides agree, not wanting to lose him, but on January 30, 1948 when he goes to Delhi to depart to Pakistan, Gandhi is assassinated. Gandhi believed in non-violent resistance, and that violence was never the answer. He taught others to do the same and never did he give in to peer pressure or give up. He was truly someone that lived for justice and loved the world.
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An example of pop culture in India that interests me is the national anthem of India. The national anthem of India is called "Jana Gana Mana" and is written in Sanskrit Bengali. "Jana Gana Mana" was written by Rabindranath Tagore who earned the Nobel Prize in Literature. The American equivalent to India's national anthem is America's national anthem, the "Star Spangled Banner". "The Star Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. Both are national anthems and both are written by poets.
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Pratham is a non-government organization that works to provide an education to the underprivileged children of India. It was established in 1994 and its mission back then was to provide education to children in the slums of Mumbai, India. Today they don't just help educate the children of Mumbai, they also help educate children in other cities all over India both in rural and urban areas. Pratham's programs are designed to increase enrollment in schools, ensure that learning in school and communities increase, as well as make sure that the education reaches children who are unable to attend school and that everything is designed to serve large numbers of children to have a large scale impact.
The Pratham team consists of people from various fields that come from different backgrounds and have their own unique perspectives. Pratham connects people all across the world to unite for children's rights to an education by inviting them to donate and join the cause. Pratham has headquarters all over the world. These headquarters are based in the US, UK, Germany, UAE, and of course India.
The Pratham team consists of people from various fields that come from different backgrounds and have their own unique perspectives. Pratham connects people all across the world to unite for children's rights to an education by inviting them to donate and join the cause. Pratham has headquarters all over the world. These headquarters are based in the US, UK, Germany, UAE, and of course India.