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ImportanteventsintheLifeofMahatmaGandhi

Event YearBirth 1869LeftforEnglandtobecomeabarrister 1888LeftEnglandtoreturntoIndiaafterbecomingabarrister 1891SailedforSouthAfrica 1893

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EstablishedPhoenixFarminS.Africa 1904ArrivedinIndiafromSAfrica 1915EstablishedSabarmatiAshram 1915FoughtforChamparanindigoworkers(alsomarkedGandhijisentryintopolitics) 1917StartedtheNoncooperationmovement 1920NoncooperationmovementwithdrawnduetoChauriChauraincident 1922OrganisedtheDandiMarchtoprotestagainstthesalttaxlaws 1930AttendedtheIIroundtableconference 1931SettlesdownatSevagram,avillagenearWardha 1936AppealstotheBritishtoquitIndia 1942AssassinatedbyNathuramGodse 1948

ImportantFastsundertakenbyMahatmaGandhi

Date Reasonforfasting1918,March1517

FastedinprotestagainstthelowwagesoftheAhmedabadmillworkers

1919,April1315

FastedasatonementforJalianwalaBaughMassacreandalsotoatoneforriotsatBombay,Ahmedabadandotherplacesasaresultofthatmassacre

1922,Feb.1216 FastedtoatoneforChaurichauraMassacre1932,Sep2025 AgainstcommunalawardofRamsayMacdonald1943,Feb.1028 FastedinprotestagainstgovernmentsattempttoblameCongressPartyfordisturbancesafter

QuitIndiaresolution1948,Jan.1317 ToprotestagainstandatonethecommunalriotsinCalcutta

ImportantQuotesbyMahatmaGandhi

Iwillgiveyouatalisman.Wheneveryouareindoubtorwhentheselfbecomestoomuchwithyou,applythefollowingtest:Recallthefaceofthepoorestandtheweakestmanwhomyoumayhaveseenandaskyourselfifthestepyoucontemplateisgoingtobeofanyusetohim.Willhegainanythingbyit?Willitrestorehimtoacontroloverhisownlifeanddestiny?Inotherwords,willitleadtoswarajforthehungryandspirituallystarvingmillions?Thenyouwillfindyourdoubtsandyourselfmeltingaway.Idonotwantmyhousetobewalledinonallsidesandmywindowstobestuffed.Iwanttheculturesofalllandstobeblowaboutmyhouseasfreelyaspossible.ButIrefusetobeblownoffmyfeetbyany.Westernnationsaregroaningtodayundertheheelofthemonstergodmaterialism.Theirmoralgrowthhasbecomestunted.Theymeasuregrowthindollars.Americanwealthhasbecomeastandard,ratherthantruth,kindness,generosity,love,sensitivity,andsharingtheexperiencesoflifefreelyandfully.IshallworkforanIndia,inwhichthepoorestshallfeelthatitistheircountryinwhosemakingtheyhaveaneffectivevoiceanIndiainwhichthereshallbenohighclassandlowclassofpeopleanIndiainwhichallcommunitiesshallliveinperfectharmony.Iclaimtobenomorethananaveragemanwithlessthanaverageabilities.IhavenottheshadowofadoubtthatanymanorwomancanachievewhatIhave,ifheorshewouldmakethesameeffortandcultivatethesamehopeandfaith.Sevensocialsins1.Politicswithoutprinciple2.Pleasurewithoutconscience3.Wealthwithoutwork4.Knowledgewithoutcharacter5.Commercewithoutmorality6.Sciencewithouthumanity7.Worshipwithout

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sacrifice.ThereisnothingtopreventusfromprofitingbythelightthatmaycomefromtheWest.OnlywemusttakecarethatwearenotoverpoweredbytheglamouroftheWest.Wemustnotmistaketheglamourfortruelight.Firsttheyignoreyou,thentheylaughatyou,thentheyfightyou,thenyouwin

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WhatotherssaidaboutMahatmaGandhi

ItisalarmingandalsonauseatingtoseeMr.Gandhi,aseditiousmiddletemplelawyer,nowposingasafakirofatypewellknownintheeast,stridinghalfnakedupthestepsoftheviceregalpalace,whileheisstillorganizingandconductingadefiantcampaignofcivildisobedience,toparleyonequaltermswiththerepresentativeofthekingemperor.WinstonChurchill,1930FriendsandComrades,thelighthasgoneoutofourlivesandthereisdarknesseverywhere.JawaharlalNehru,1948onthedeathofGandhijiThelighthasgoneout,Isaid,andyetIwaswrong.Forthelightthatshoneinthiscountrywasnoordinarylight.Thelightthathasilluminedthiscountryforthesemanyyearswillilluminethiscountryformanymoreyears,andathousandyearslater,thatlightwillbeseeninthiscountryandtheworldwillseeitanditwillgivesolacetoinnumerablehearts.JawaharlalNehru,1948onthedeathofGandhijiincontinuationoftheabovesentence.Generationstocomewillscarcebelievethatsuchaoneasthiswalkedtheearthinfleshandblood.AlbertEinstein,1948Ifhumanityistoprogress,Gandhiisinescapable.Helived,thought,andacted,inspiredbythevisionofhumanityevolvingtowardaworldofpeaceandharmony.Wemayignorehimatourownrisk.Dr.MartinLutherKing,JrMahatamaGandhiwillgodowninhistoryonparwithBuddhaandJesusChrist.LordMountbattenHeisamanamongmen,aheroamongheroes,apatriotamongpatriotsandwemaywellsaythatinhimIndianhumanityatthepresenttimehasreallyreacheditshighwatermark.GopalKrishnaGokhale.

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