“Satya” as Gandhi would have opined, has broader meaning than mere “truth”. Gandhi’s version of Satya meant being true to yourself and also to the world. He professed that one shouldn’t only speak truth but also be true in his/her deeds and conduct. According to him “Satya” is...
Chatterjee poses this significant question: what is left to imagine, in terms of the meaning of community in countries such as India, if, in fact, the nation as such is defined in European terms? Chatterjee's argument is that the content and meaning of nationalism , as opposed to its ...
The actor said: “Truth and non-violence are the two basic foundation blocks of Gandhian philosophy. The term ‘truth and non-violence’ is derived from Sanskrit ‘Satya aur Ahimsa’. Gandhi would have opined, has broader meaning than mere ‘truth......
Indira visited ‘Chikmaglur’ literally meaning the ‘abode of the younger daughter’ and the warm felicitation she received from the local population who addressed her as “Indira ma” melted her heart. The probability of victory was higher in this constituency dominated by women especially because...
In the meantime, the 1970s became the Indira Gandhi decade in India. The Indian public revered her, calling her Mataji, meaning revered mother. Her political opponents, however, viewed her as a sometimes ruthless leader who seemed determined to form a dictatorship. She even caused dissension wit...
in reality it is very diverse linguistically and in other ways. He said that there are dialects of his own home language spoken inKarnataka, a state in the southwestern region of India, that even he cannot understand. He said that Hindi serves as the national language but even Indian currenc...
It is obvious that the notion of education had a very special meaning for Gandhi. He judged its value in terms of the benefits it held for the social and economic development of the masses and the nation as a whole and his desire was to devise a method by which this objective would be...
The ticketing system is also automated, meaning travelers can check in with their airline quickly and easily without waiting in line for hours. History of Delhi Airport It was founded in 1962, bears Gandhi's name, and honors the late prime minister. The airport encompasses over five thousand ...
His Excellency resists the temptation to reply to his critics, meaning thereby that he has not changed his opinion on the many vital matters affecting the honour of India. He is 'content to leave the issues to the verdict of history.' Now this kind of language, in my opinion, is calculat...
Back to the list of leaders Mohandas Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the ideological leader of the Indian Independence movement. He leads the Indians in Civilization V. Gandhi speaks Modern Hindi. (Though his first language was Gujarati, h