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Mahatma Gandhi
(1869-1948)
What makes Mahatama Gandhi an
important man is the fact that he brought about the independence of India
through a non-violent resistance movement. Many leaders have learned of
the benefits of his methods and have used them in their political struggles.
For example, Martin Luther King was inspired by Gandhi to lead non-violent
protests, in America, against discrimination. Gandhi also spent most of
his older years writing to leaders of other nations to stop their violent
ways of conflict. Adolf Hitler was one of the leaders he wrote. Unfortunately,
many of the leaders did not think that Gandhi's methods were beneficial.
The following is a quote from
Gandhi that describes his view on non-violent resistance :
"A non-violent revolution is not
a program of 'seizure of power', but it is a program of transformation
of relationships." (Bandyopadhyaya,1969,p23)
LINKS TO OTHER RELATED SITES
M.K.
Gandhi Institute for Non-violence.
Mahatma
Gandhi (1869-1948).
Mahatma
Gandhi Foundation.
Mahatma
Gandhi Album.
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