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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) was an Indian lawyer, nationalist, and civil rights activist. Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, he was first given the honorary title of Mahatma—Sanskrit ...view moreMahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) was an Indian lawyer, nationalist, and civil rights activist. Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, he was first given the honorary title of Mahatma—Sanskrit for “great-souled”—in 1914 while living in South Africa. Raised in Gujarat in a prominent Hindu family, he travelled to London and studied law at the Inner Temple. Called to the Bar in 1891, Gandhi returned to India for a brief time before settling in South Africa. There, he started a family while perfecting his style of nonviolent resistance grounded in civil disobedience. In 1915, he returned to his native country to join the fight against British rule, organizing peasants across India to take a stand against taxation, racism, and other forms of colonial oppression. He became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1921 and increased his involvement with the movements for women’s rights, religious and ethnic equality, and the elimination of India’s caste system, which unjustly effected Dalits deemed untouchable from birth. His central cause, however, was Swaraj, which can be translated as self-governance or democracy. As his popularity increased, he simplified his lifestyle in solidarity with the Indian poor, wearing traditional clothing, eating vegetarian food, and fasting as a matter of personal hygiene and protest. In 1930, he led the twenty-five day Dandi Salt March or Salt Satyagraha, in response to a British salt tax, inspiring millions of Indians to take direct action against British rule. A proponent of religious pluralism, he lamented the interfaith violence between Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims that broke out following independence and the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. At 78 years old, he was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist for his outreach to the Muslim community.view less
Books by Mahatma Gandhi
A Guide to Health My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gita According to Gandhi Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Story of My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMahatma Gandhi - Autobiografia Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Key to Health Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHind Swaraj Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Guide to Health Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Indian Home Rule Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Mahatma Gandhi
100 citazioni di Gandhi: Le 100 citazioni di... Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Guide To Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/53500 Final Quotes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Guide to Health Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Forcing Justice: Violence and Nonviolence in Selected Texts by Thoreau and Gandhi Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnto This Last - une paraphrase Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings500 citations d'artisans de la paix Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings600 Mystical and Spiritual Quotations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSathiya Sodhanai Part 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSathiya Sodhanai Part 5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings2000 Final Quotations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings