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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. “Mahatma” “Bapu” (1869 – 1948). EARLY LIFE. Vaishya caste Married age 13 Mediocre student Law studies in England (outcast) Mediocre lawyer in India Accepted job in Africa. AFRICA. Went for 1 year Stayed for 20 Beginnings of resistance (Train).

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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  1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi “Mahatma” “Bapu” (1869 – 1948)

  2. EARLY LIFE • Vaishya caste • Married age 13 • Mediocre student • Law studies in England (outcast) • Mediocre lawyer in India • Accepted job in Africa

  3. AFRICA • Went for 1 year • Stayed for 20 • Beginnings of resistance (Train)

  4. HIS CAUSES • End caste system • accepted untouchables • Women’s rights • disagreed with “purdah” • Independence • Offered no resistance • Saw prison as an opportunity • Argued for self sufficiency

  5. PRINCIPLES • Nonviolence • Truth • Silence • Vegetarianism • Celibacy • Anti-Materialism

  6. NONVIOLENCE “There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but none that I am prepared to kill for.” • Influenced others

  7. TRUTH and SILENCE “The truth is far more powerful than any weapon of mass destruction” • One day per week spent in silence

  8. VEGETARIANISM “As the blood thins, the mind clears.” • Nuts, plantains, lemons, oranges, dates, rice and goats milk • Ate only milk and fruit for months • Often fasted for weeks • Only once ate meat

  9. CELIBACY “Not till India has become a free nation have we the right to bring forth progeny” • Supported only deliberate reproduction • Lived with wife “like a sister” • Advocated all of India to stop having children

  10. ANTI - MATERIALISM “Most machine products are unnecessary” • The spinning wheel • 4 hours a day • Owned 3 pieces of cloth • Slept on ground

  11. ASSASSINATION “He Ram!” ( “Oh God!” ) • 1/30/48 • Assassin = Hindu radical • Regarding Pakistan’s independence • Accused of weakening the government

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