Mahatma Gandhi: Priest of Non-Violence
* The full name of the Mahatma Gandhi is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who was born on 2nd of October in the year 1869.
* He is commonly known as the father of the nation or Bapu. He died on 30th of January in the year 1948.
* He lived his life full of struggle as a political and spiritual leader of the India.
* His key role in the independence of India is unforgettable by the people of India that’s why his birthday anniversary is still remembered by the people through many way of celebration.
* Bapu had developed his own techniques of non-violent protest for the independence of India. He named his non violent (ahimsa) protest as Satyagraha means the moral domination.
* Those days he became famous for his non-violent social disobedience throughout the India and South Africa.
* He had started his non-cooperation movement of 1922 as well as the Salt Satyagraha or Salt (Dandi) March at 12th of March in the year 1930.
* Because of struggled efforts of Bapu and other freedom fighter the India became able to get its freedom on 15th of August in the year 1947.
* The whole country was weeping when he was assassinated on 30th of January in the year 1948.
* The International Day of Non-Violence of the United Nations is held on 2nd of October as well in order to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
* He was the person of honor who had taught the Indian people to make their own clothes to wear.
* Once the British government banned the supplyof clothes in India in late 1800s and early 1900s, then Mahatma Gandhi thought that he must do something. He felt that Indians never get independence until they make their own clothes and other necessary things of living.
* Bapu started encouraging the Indian people to make their own desi cotton cloth by using the traditional spinning wheels and looms of India. From that time the traditional hand spinning wheels and looms became the symbol of Indian independence struggle and life of Bapu.
#Some Famous Quotes of Bapu
“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love"
“Ahimsa means not to injure any creature by thought, word or deed, not even to the supposed advantage of this creature.”
“Where there is love there is life."
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
“I claim no perfection for myself. But I do claim to be a passionate seeker after Truth, which is but another name for God.”
“I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.”
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
* He is commonly known as the father of the nation or Bapu. He died on 30th of January in the year 1948.
* He lived his life full of struggle as a political and spiritual leader of the India.
* His key role in the independence of India is unforgettable by the people of India that’s why his birthday anniversary is still remembered by the people through many way of celebration.
* Bapu had developed his own techniques of non-violent protest for the independence of India. He named his non violent (ahimsa) protest as Satyagraha means the moral domination.
* Those days he became famous for his non-violent social disobedience throughout the India and South Africa.
* He had started his non-cooperation movement of 1922 as well as the Salt Satyagraha or Salt (Dandi) March at 12th of March in the year 1930.
* Because of struggled efforts of Bapu and other freedom fighter the India became able to get its freedom on 15th of August in the year 1947.
* The whole country was weeping when he was assassinated on 30th of January in the year 1948.
* The International Day of Non-Violence of the United Nations is held on 2nd of October as well in order to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
* He was the person of honor who had taught the Indian people to make their own clothes to wear.
* Once the British government banned the supplyof clothes in India in late 1800s and early 1900s, then Mahatma Gandhi thought that he must do something. He felt that Indians never get independence until they make their own clothes and other necessary things of living.
* Bapu started encouraging the Indian people to make their own desi cotton cloth by using the traditional spinning wheels and looms of India. From that time the traditional hand spinning wheels and looms became the symbol of Indian independence struggle and life of Bapu.
#Some Famous Quotes of Bapu
“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love"
“Ahimsa means not to injure any creature by thought, word or deed, not even to the supposed advantage of this creature.”
“Where there is love there is life."
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
“I claim no perfection for myself. But I do claim to be a passionate seeker after Truth, which is but another name for God.”
“I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.”
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
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