Mahatma Gandhi: Changing the World Pure Hearted, With Love and Kindness in Mind
Biography & Memoir, Philosophers, Religious, Historical
| Author: | Carol Lopez | ISBN: | 1230000254051 |
| Publisher: | Carol Lopez | Publication: | July 21, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carol Lopez |
| ISBN: | 1230000254051 |
| Publisher: | Carol Lopez |
| Publication: | July 21, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Revered the world over for his nonviolent philosophy of passive resistance, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was known to his many followers as Mahatma, or “the great-souled one.”
He began his activism as an Indian immigrant in South Africa in the early 1900s, and in the years following World War I became the leading figure in India’s struggle to gain independence from Great Britain.
Known for his ascetic lifestyle–he often dressed only in a loincloth and shawl–and devout Hindu faith, Gandhi was imprisoned several times during his pursuit of non-cooperation, and undertook a number of hunger strikes to protest the oppression of India’s poorest classes, among other injustices. Gandhi was shot to death in Delhi in January 1948 by a Hindu fundamentalist.
Revered the world over for his nonviolent philosophy of passive resistance, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was known to his many followers as Mahatma, or “the great-souled one.”
He began his activism as an Indian immigrant in South Africa in the early 1900s, and in the years following World War I became the leading figure in India’s struggle to gain independence from Great Britain.
Known for his ascetic lifestyle–he often dressed only in a loincloth and shawl–and devout Hindu faith, Gandhi was imprisoned several times during his pursuit of non-cooperation, and undertook a number of hunger strikes to protest the oppression of India’s poorest classes, among other injustices. Gandhi was shot to death in Delhi in January 1948 by a Hindu fundamentalist.
