My Hero Project
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF GANDHI
- Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869
- He was born in Porbandar, India
- Mahatma died on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi, India
- The cause of his death was assassination by firearm
- He lived to be 78 years old
THE GANDHIS
- Mahatma's parents were Putlibai Gandhi (mother) and Karamchand Gandhi (father)
- The name of his spouse was Kasturba Gandhi
- His children are Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas and Devdas
GANDHI'S CHARACTERISTICS
- He was very wise; he knew the difference between what's right and what's wrong
- He was also very responsible for his actions
- He respected others and never gave up without giving it his all
- Gandhi stood up for what he thought was right and didn't let anyone else's opinions get in his way
- He was honest and sincere because he felt being honest was the right thing to do
- Gandhi never had any villainous traits
THE POWER OF NONVIOLENCE
- Gandhi took the religious principle of ahimsa (doing no harm) and turned it into a non-violent tool for mass action
- He used it to fight social evils such as racial discrimination and untouchability as well
- Gandhi called it "satyagraha" which means 'truth force'
- In this doctrine the aim of any non-violent conflict was to convert the opponent; to win over his mind and his heart and pursuade him to your point of view
THE SALT MARCH
- The Salt Tax essentially made it illegal to sell or produce salt, allowing a complete British monopoly
- Since salt is necessary in everyone's daily diet, everyone in India was affected
- In 1930 Gandhi proposed a non-violent march protesting the British Salt Tax
- Thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from his retreat near Ahmedabad to the Arabian Sea coast, a distance of some 240 miles
- The march resulted in the arrest of nearly 60,000 people, including Gandhi himself
- India finally was granted its independence in 1947
