![]() ![]() I sometimes think that at this point, Gandhi's teachings have almost become memes in the public sphere. Interesting to see the trajectory of Gandhi's reputation in the past two decades. Perhaps timely to read in our present day of saffron revivalism. ![]() His spiritual teacher was the Jain philosopher/poet Shrimad Rajchandra. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, increasing economic self-reliance, and above all for achieving Swaraj-the independence of India from British domination. He became a leader of Muslims protesting the declining status of the Caliphate. basing politics on religion) he reached out widely to all religious groups. A lifelong opponent of "communalism" (i.e. Returning to India in 1915, he set about organizing peasants to protest excessive land-taxes. Gandhi became famous by fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians in South Africa, using new techniques of non-violent civil disobedience that he developed. The son of a senior government official, Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu Bania community in coastal Gujarat, and trained in law in London. Employing non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. ![]()
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