Mahatma Gandhi: Father Of India

Mahatma Gandhi : Father of India

“Power, influence and control, during colonialism, can only be maintained as long as an empire can sustain the enormous pressure of protesters and independence movements and still maintains the ability to rule over such area without difficulty.” (Felix F. -2017). The United Kingdom colonized the Indian Subcontinent in 1858. After the collapse of the British East India company, the UK sent colonizers to make the British influence land by the EIC a colony of Great Britain. India at the time was thought to be one of the most economically stable countries, as it had developed its governmental system to one of the best and most stable functioning systems in the world. Many historians believe that, even though the

Civil Disobedience, Fasting as a form of Protest, using the Swadeshi (Spinning Wheel) to make homespun, or homemade clothing and Satyagraha (The truth force) were Gandhi’s four principles. However, the most important methods that helped Gandhi achieve his goal of “Home Rule”, were undoubtedly fasting in order to unite all people and prevent violence, and when Gandhi utilized the Swadeshi to create homespun which in return was an act to

Both his non-violence activism and his equality in people, greatly helped Gandhi to achieve independence.

Gandhi was a man who was convinced that he would force the British into giving India independence, without any Indians fighting against the British. This form of non-violence became so iconic but also unique, that in the end, India managed to get independence through this method. However, Gandhi’s non-violence method did not work all the time. Gandhi used his beliefs to influence the Indian people into helping him gain India’s independence, but also to influence the British who held power into understanding Gandhi’s point of view. One method Gandhi used more than once was fasting as a form of protest. This interesting form of protest was a very cunning but effective way to let the Indians know what Gandhi did or did not want to achieve. And, because Gandhi was a valuable person and probably the most daring to achieve independence, the people would almost