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Mahatma Gandhi's Contributions

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EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHİP: MAHATMA GANDHİ In human history, we have seen a lot of leaders contributed our world through what they do. Most of them are known because of their military successes, conquests or revolutionary revolts for their people. Again, most of them have chosen aggressive methods to achieve their goals. It is hard to find such a leader used different methods like non-violence and peaceful settlement. Yes, we are talking about Mahatma Gandhi founder of today’s India. In this paper, there are going to be three parts which are introducing Gandhi, rising power of Gandhi and bequest of him. Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar in India. His father was a bureaucrat for Porbandar city however their cast was lower than this. Gandhi …show more content…

There was an injustice British rule in India. 350 million Indian people was living under the economic, social and political suppression of 100 thousand Englishmen. British rulers were unhappy the rise of Gandhi and they started to negotiate however Gandhi gained land rights for Indian people from Englishmen. British rulers gave land rights because they thought that they will stop then. However, Gandhi had greater aim about the future and Englishmen have failed. Rulers put Gandhi into jail because he became dangerous but he did not commit a violence or crime so that Gandhi was released all the time . Gandhi had a great vision and people followed him because promoting non-violence actions decreased hate between people. Gandhi knew that terror actions make use of force legal. In one day 1919 in Amritsar, British soldiers attacked a non-violent protest and killed 2000 people. It was a massacre and illegal shooting against Indian people. An English commander said that Indian people deserved a lesson. They took lessons after this massacre; Gandhi became a political side against British rule. Now, the new motto is “The Englishmen go home for …show more content…

As we said before 100 thousand Englishmen cannot control 350 million India without consent and cooperation of Indian people. Gandhi launched a new policy in the way of independence which is based on non-violence and non-cooperation. He was right because one day, a policeman killed a protestor when there was no reason. Gandhi started to think about total non-cooperation. The Englishmen rule in India was in danger so that they put Gandhi again into jail. This process accelerated the indepence movement of disobedience and non-violence from British rule. The Englishmen thought that putting Gandhi into jail will be helpful and in time Indian people may forget him. However, once he became free men, he continued to pursue his

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