THE ASSASSINATION OF GANDHI Yesenia Maldonado 9th lit/ comp 3-B Do you know Gandhi and what he did for India? he inspired millions of people that you know to be like him that changed the past so that you can live peacefully with other people. He was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. Nathuram Godse was a Hindu. He shot three bullets from a pistol. Gandhi’s assassination was unjust because he fought for independence and was non violent, but other might be opposed to the that idea and think it was just because he had too much power. Mahatma Gandhi fought for Independence. The police arrested Gandhi for saying he was going to lead a march on the government. The march was a disobedience act on the British government to gain Independence. He thought it was the fault of British officials than the system. Gandhi thought officials were what kept him and the people from gaining Independence. Although, he fought for Independence he was non-violent As Gandhi looked for a better future he didn’t want to hurt people so he was non-violent. He used his non violent ways to fight against British rule and also racial discrimination. Gandhi didn’t care what would happen to him unless he got to change how people think and rule in a country. Gandhi had non-violent campaigns. It was a struggle for him and the people not to use …show more content…
Gandhi showed that one man or female can bring down an empire using intelligence. Gandhi gained independence for the people of India with many citizens that wanted the same as gandhi. People followed Gandhi and did what he wanted with many follower by his side. They did this because they believed in Gandhi and how they could change things and accomplish what they want. Gandhi was changing their way of life. Nathuram Godse thought he was a threat and wanted to kill him proving Gandhi had too much power. Other people wanted vengeance on Gandhi for being
Mahatma Gandhi was a civil rights leader. Gandhi is credited with freeing India from British rule. Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. He studied in London to become a lawyer and went to South Africa to practice law. While he was in South Africa he began to congregate with the Indian population and held silent strikes against social injustices (Biography.com).
Finally, both Gandhi and Antigone were seen as martyrs for their causes. Antigone’s death served as a rallying cry for future generations to fight for their beliefs even in the face of overwhelming adversity. Gandhi’s assassination on January 30, 1948, saddened millions around the world and cemented his place in history as a powerful advocate of social justice and
Gandhi wanted an equal society where no race or religion was superior to another. Despite the harsh treatment Gandhi faced on the train, he was still motivated to strive for equality of all. Gandhi expressed this by adopting some ethics from the Bible, such as loving the people near you just as much as you love yourself. Also, Gandhi lived his life in-line with the principle, ‘Battle
He tried to clean the Indian society of the caste system. He later became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1920. He participated in many non-violent protests to fight against the British. His resistance to colonialism is partnered by his powerful
Gandhi once said, “An eye-for-an-eye makes the whole world blind.” What he meant is that fighting violence with violence helped no one. During his lifetime, Gandhi fought against oppressive British rule in India, and his journey was known throughout the world. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela both shared Gandhi’s thirst for freedom, basing their respective movements for peace on Gandhi’s. All three men fought peacefully for equality, whether it was for India’s freedom from the British empire, emancipation from apartheid laws that prohibited black Africans from being truly free, or liberation from Jim Crow laws to keep black Americans inferior to whites.
Although, violently fighting the British may have eventually won India its independence, Gandhi choosing to be nonviolent caused India to learn how to do things on its own while still reaching its goal of actually being independent from the British significantly faster. Gandhi’s use of nonviolence was because he didn't want to hurt anyone, he just wanted India to be independent. Going to jail gained Gandhi attention, followers and respect, and lastly, Gandhi not seeing the British as his enemy contributed to a more peaceful way on how to gain India’s freedom. Gandhi doing this caused India to eventually gain it’s independence in
didn’t only show discipline and leadership but courage as well. Gandhi always found ways to handle any situation against injustice, even if it meant taking a long way. The only way you can conquer prejudice if is you have faith in yourself, and Gandhi did. He tells his friend “I would… approach you away and find out” (Doc. D). He is not going to give up hope he is going to have courage in everything that he does.
Gandhi people manage their anger and have peace against the British. He did this by creating a philosophy and encouraging people to follow that philosophy. Gandhi also used peace instead of violence against the British. Gandhi did this because he believed that he can achieve peace among everybody. Gandhi’s philosophy didn't work on everyone.
This is what allowed the movement to work because their dramatic act of non-violence and self composure showed the rest of the world how awful the British government was and how the Indians were doing nothing wrong. The loyalty and faithfulness to Gandhi was incredible and a key factor to the success of the movement, because even after Gandhi's protesters had been “Sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labor and and had been fined heavy amounts,”(Document C) most continued to protest and fight for what they thought was unfair. The protesters had a quality that helped them in the non-violent movement which was
People have called him the destroyer of India and a traitor. He was trying to free India from the British rule which caused the British to loath him along with Godse. Godse assassinated Gandhi because of how India treated the Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan. Although Gandhi had more supporters than enemies, the hatred Godse had for him led to his ultimate downfall. Bin laden and Gandhi are alike in this way because each of their actions led to their death.
Gandhi’s attempt to peacefully fight for independence still left a considerable amount of violence during protests. Gandhi advocated for oppressed or mistreated groups, such as untouchables, women, and those
Even though by the nonviolence acts that Gandhi used toward the British’s Gandhi was taken to jail for various reasons, one from disobeying authorities to urging public resistance of the British Empire. He beg responsibility and is sentenced to six years in prison but was later released in January, 1924. At the same time, during the 1963, in the united stated Martin Luther King was also taken to jail. Like Gandhi Even though King used non-violence to fix an injustice law he went to jail.
Gandhi always made sure that they kept the movement nonviolent. They had meetings on how they were going to approach the movement, they were organized and had a plan. Gandhi got many of his ideas and principles through reading the bible, reading the Bhagavad Gita, and writers like Henry David Thoreau. Gandhi and the Indian people created some dilemmas to throw the British government off balance. Gandhi told the Indian people to boycott all British goods and only buy Indian goods.
At the fundamental core of Gandhi 's worldview is non-violence struggle. A reoccurring claim of
Throughout the early 1900 's the people of India worked to gain their independence from Great Britain. The prominent Indian activist, Mohandas Gandhi, led many Indians in peaceful marches and boycotts promoting home-rule. When British views towards imperialism changed after World War II, it seemed that independence was finally in sight for India. In February of 1947 the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, announced that Britain would turn over the government of India to the Indian people by June of 1948.