Focusing on the principles of satyagraha and non-violence, and their evolution in the context of anti-imperial movements organized by Gandhi, this fascinating book looks at how these precepts underwent changes
一年後,在與總督歐文勳爵(Lord Irwin, 後來的哈利法克斯勳爵Lord Halifax)會談後,甘地接受了《甘地-歐文條約)(the Gandhi-Irwin Pact),取消了非暴力反抗,並同意作為印度國民大會(Indian National Congress)的唯一代表參加在倫敦舉行的圓桌會議(Round Table Conference)。 這次會議重點談論的是印度少數民族的問題,而不是...
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. He employed nonviolent civil disobedience to achieve his goals and was an advocate of civil rights and freedom for all people. He is remembered as a major political and spiritual lea...
About the Author:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Born and raised in a ...
on and killed hundreds of nationalist demonstrators, turned him to direct political protest. Within a year he was the dominant figure in the Indian National Congress, which he launched on a policy of noncooperation with the British in 1920-22. Although total noncooperation was abandoned, Gandhi ...
Mahatma Gandhi and other Indian leaders were hopeful that the Cripps Mission would lead to significant political concessions. However, the proposals did not meet their demands for immediate independence and substantial autonomy. Gandhi criticized the plan, calling it "a post-dated cheque." Despite the...
Mahatma Gandhi Dbq Mohandas Gandhi was born in 1869 in the Indian coastal city of Porbandar (Background Essay). He then studied law in London, where he noticed that Indians were expected to imitate their rulers, the Englishmen (Background Essay). Gandhi wanted all people to live free, even...
He thought that he would be treated there as a British citizen, but instead, he experienced all kinds of discrimination, including being thrown out of a train and being ordered to remove his turban inside a magistrate’s court. Gandhi learned to accept the harsh reality of being an Indian ...
and British troops fired upon them. Over 300 people were killed, and this event, which came to be known as the Amritsar Massacre, ignited the intensified struggle for Indian independence. The Indian National Congress, along with Gandhi, was enraged by the massive injustice and demanded total ind...
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