Mohandas Gandhi was called “Mahatma” (meaning “great-souled”) by the common people, who viewed him as India’s national and spiritual leader. The title was conferred by Rabindranath Tagore. He is considered the father of his country. He was born in India on October 2, 1869. As a young man, Gandhi studied law in Britain. Practicing briefly in India, he then traveled to British-controlled South Africa on business. Observing oppressive treatment of Indian immigrants there, he held his first campaign of passive resistance. Gandhi would later become very well known for this method of protest, called satyagraha (meaning “firmness in truth”). This movement is world-wonder appreciated and followed by leaders like Mandela etc.
Back in India as of 1915, Gandhi organized a movement of the people against the British government there: Britain had taken control of India during the 1700s and remained in power. After World War I (1914–18), Indian nationalists fought what would be a long and sometimes bitter struggle for political independence. While Gandhi’s protests took the form of nonviolent campaigns of civil disobedience, such as boycotts and fasts (hunger strikes), he was more than once arrested by the authorities for causing disorder, as his actions inspired more extreme measures on the part of his followers, whose protests took the form of rioting. As a member and, later, the president of India’s chief political party, the Indian National Congress, Gandhi led a fight to rid the country of its rigid caste system, which organizes Indian society into distinct classes and groups. In Gandhi’s time, not only were there four varna, or social classes, but there was a fifth group of “untouchables” who ranked even below the lowest class of peasants and laborers. Improving the lot of the untouchables was of tantamount importance to the leader, who by this time had abandoned Western ways in favor of a life of simplicity. Beginning in 1937 Gandhi became less active in government, giving up his official roles, but he continued to be regarded as a leader of the independence movement. During World War II (1939–45), he was arrested for demanding British withdrawal from the conflict. Released from prison in 1944, Gandhi was central to the postwar negotiations that in 1947 resulted in an independent India. A believer in the unity of humankind under one God, he remained tolerant to Christian and Muslim beliefs. Amidst an outbreak of violence between Hindus and Muslims, Gandhi was on a prayer vigil in New Delhi when a Hindu fanatic fatally shot him in 1948. All the world leaders are accepted by many but criticized also by a few entrenching them into controversial status. Gandhi is not excluded from it. Gandhi followed the Santana dharma as advocated by the Vedas; and followed the Hindu religious principles; he was a good HINDU; he was entrenched in the words of Krishna in B G; he never encouraged the caste, creed or Race though true follower of dharma. In that respect, he was for India and all races and all kinds of people of India as a living being in Bharath. Thus, his actions tended the staunch HINUS to have a suspicion on his behaviour towards minorities. His freedom movements were also not a revolution as witnessed as wars on the earth; but acceding to the Govt but demanding the freedom; hence satyagraha terrorized the British. Sai Deepak and Anand Ranganathan accused Gandhi as a supporter of the minorities and against the HINDUS and aspired for leadership. The political and the diplomatic revolts from his own high-level clan, like Jinna and Nehru was unfortunate . Gandhi was a Dharmic but not a diplomat or a politician. He advocated to disband the congress which Nehru adopted it. Jinnah played a bad role behind. Congress used the minority and untouchables as vote bank and not the Gandhi. Had he wished for the leadership was there anyone who could have refused, if he were to become a president or PM? If Jihadi is to be condemned, then staunch Hinduism is also Jihadi movement only. A STHITHAPRAGNAN WAS GANDHI ADOPTING NEUTRALITY WHICH BECAME ANTI GANDHI AND ANTI PEOPLE. Jalian Wala bagh was British torture; kilafat was divide and rule of the British. Sai Deepak defended the Trivandrum Royal Family and Padmanabhaswamy temple treasures. There is a similar Sai Deepak who said only that wealth attracted the royal family and books are written. Opinions must be evidence based and not twisted interpretations. If Gandhi were so different why Modi adopts him? K RAJARAM IRS 29825 On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 at 11:44, Inder Mohan Bhalla <[email protected]> wrote: > Modi pays his tribute to Mahatma Gandhi Father of the Nation on each and > every occasion. > Modi goes to Rajghat and pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, before going to > Lal kila to give Independence Day speech. He again praise Mahatma Gandhi in > his speech. > Modi ensures that every Government office has portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. > Modi has not removed Mahatma Gandhi photo from the Indian currency note. > Modi doesn't praise the persons who opposed Mahatma Gandhi during freedom > struggle. > But unfortunately Modi Bhagats abuse Mahatma Gandhi. > Person who abused Modi in Bihar SIR rally has been arrested. > Those who are abusing Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation should also be > arrested. > Follow your leader Modi in letter and spirit. > Such behaviour from Seniors and super Seniors is not expected. > Inder Mohan Bhalla. > IP President AISCCON. > Member Core Group (Elders)of Human Rights Commission of India. > Past Presidents of AOSC and its Trust. > Charter President Lions club of Hyderabad Probus. > Advocate. > > > > On Thu, 28 Aug, 2025, 09:11 Suryanarayana Ambadipudi, < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Just watch full Video and understand true face of #Gandhi and how गांधी >> who was made #జాతిపిత_ మహాత్మా by British न #Congress pittoos contributed >> to #Hindus n #Bharat !? 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