MAHATMA GANDHI

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• MAHATMA GANDHI
• 1869-1948

" A Great SOUL" "A Gandhiji" Father of Indian
Nation
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MAHATMA GANDHI EXPRESSION

• "I was born in India but I was made

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GANDHIS PHILOSOPHY

• Economic equality is the key to non violence
• Civil disobedience is civil breach of unmoral
  enactment
• Moral regeneration,social progress and national
  freedom were inseparable

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GANDHIS TALISMAN

• Whenever you are in doubt, when the self becomes
  too much with you, apply the following test
  Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man,
  whom you may have seen,ask yourself, if the step
  you contemplate is going to be of any use to him
  , will he gain anything by it? Will it restore
  him to control over his own life and destiny? In
  other words,will it lead to freedom for the
  hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then
  you will find your doubts and your self melt away.

One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in
1948 ( deepest social thought
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EPIGRAMS FROM GANDHI

• A for Abuse the best way of losing a cause is to
  abuse your opponent and to trade upon his
  weakness
• B for Beautythere is a beauty and an art in
  simplicity which he who runs may see your
• C is for Character your character must be above
  suspicion and you must be truthful and self
  controlled

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WHO IS MAHATMA GANDHI?

• Mahatma Gandhi or Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was
  born on October 2, 1869 in Purbandar, India. He
  became one of the most respected spiritual and
  political leaders of the 1990s
• This picture of Gandhi when he was 7 years old,
  1876

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Describe Gandhi as Young Child

• Intellect is sluggish ,memory poor
• Difficult to master the multiplication table
• Mediocre student in high school and excessively
  shy and timid
• That time there was no indication of his
  future greatness

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Gandhis Childhood

• Gandhi s childhood in a small town of western
  coast of India, which was then one of the many
  tiny states in Kathiawar.
• He was born in middle class of Vaishya caste.
• His grandfather is a Prime Minister of Porbandar
  and was succeeded by his father Karamchand
• His mother Putlibai was a saintly character
  ,devoted and gentle.
• His mother has a great impact on Mahatma Gandhis
  life
• Short stories of his mother had left a deep
  impress on his mind till his last day on earth

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Gandhis Parents
Here are Gandhis father , KARAMCHAND GANDHI and
his mother PUTLIBAI together with his brothers
and sister
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Gandhis Family

• At the age of 13 Gandhi married Kasturba, a girl
  at the same age. It was a fixed marriage.

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Gandhis Insights about Early Marriage

• Since Gandhi was married when he was in
  highschool , his notion about marriage is new
  clothes to wear and a feasts to celebrate and a
  companion to play with
• Later on , his love and respect for Indian women
  may have something to do with his personal
  experience but he does not want a fixed marriage
  in early life as he considered this as cruel
  custom of child marriage

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Gandhis Children 1915-1932
Their marriage has brought them 4 children. On
the top from the left side is the eldest son of
Gandhi Harilal Gandhi, second son on the top from
the right side is Manilal Gandhi, at the bottom
from the left side is their third son Ramdas
Gandhi and lastly the youngest son is Devdas
Gandhi
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GANDHI S SCHOOL LIFE
He studied law in London and returned to India
in 1891 to practice. In 1893 he took on a year
contract to do legal work in South Africa.
Here are the photos in London posing with other
law students in vegetarianism class and Mahatma
Gandhi as a barrister
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GANDHIS BOOK INTRODUCTION

• The Bible------ his favorite New Testament
  (Sermons on the Mt of Sinai), it was introduced
  by a friend in South Africa during his school
  life
• His philosophy about God, Faith,
  Perfection,Prayer are cultivated . For him Prayer
  is a powerful thing, for no man can live without
  religion. A prayer is a heart search. No effort
  is complete without a prayer, without a definite
  recognition that the best human endeavor is of no
  effect if it has not Gods blessing behind. In
  other words,prayer is a call to humility.

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MAHATMA S MIND

• He did not insulate his mind from the views and
  influences from others. His favorite persons had
  influenced his life Ruskin wrote the famous work
  Unto his Last,his concept that good individual
  is contained in the good of allhis concept of
  Sarvodaya and Antodaya
• Tolstoy s The kingdom of God is Within You it
  is about our conscience and conviction
• Romain Rollandhis Correspondence between
  Rolland and Gandhi Auto biography written 1931
  is an experiment of truth .

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Gandhi in South Africa

• At that time when Gandhi was in South Africa ,
  the British controlled South Africa. When he
  attempted to claim his rights as a British
  subject he was abused . He saw all Indians
  suffered similar treatment. He stayed in South
  Africa for 21 years working to secure rights of
  Indian people

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Gandhis Campaign For Indian Independence From
Britain

• Gandhis love and action showed are based on
  courage,non violence and truth called SATYAGRAHA,
  it means that the way people behave is more
  important than what they achieve. SATYAGRAHA
  promoted non violence and civil disobedience as
  the most appropriate methods for obtaining
  political and social goals. Because of his ideals
  in life and helping the campaign for Indian
  Independence from Britain, he was arrested many
  times by the British for his activities in South
  Africa and India

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MAHATMA GANDHI S RETURN TO INDIA
He returned to India in 1915 , here are the
photos of Gandhi in 1920 and 1921. He was
preparing for a National Unity that he identified
himself as a poor . This time Gandhi lost weight
because of his fasting as a tool to impress
others and brought India for Indias Independence
in 1947, to be partitioned into India and
Pakistan.
He spent seven years in prison for his political
activities .For him it is an honor to go to jail
for a JUST CAUSE.
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PHOTOS OF GANDHI IN INDIA
Gandhi and Kasturbai in 1915 return to India
Gandhi in 1918
Meeting in 1926
Gandhi in 1920
Gandhis Bombay Chronicles in 1921
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More Photos of Gandhi
Gandhi in 1931
In 1929
Gandhi in 1931 at work and attending a conference
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MAHATMA in 1930s
Gandhis embarking in 1931, Gandhi in St James
Palace same year
Gandhi in Pilgrimage
Gandhi collecting money for Hurijan Fund 1934
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Gandhis Event 1930
Gandhi in 1934 with Kasturba his wife, when
Gandhi was fasting, during a meeting in 1936
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More on Gandhis
He is breaking his fast
Gandhi in 1930s
Gandhis conference 1936
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HUMAN INFLUENCES ON GANDHI

• There are 3 persons in the life of Gandhi whom he
  admired so much.
• Ruskin
• Tolstoy
• Romain Kolland
• These persons have a greatly impact on his mind
  from the views and concept he did in his writings
  and speeches. He considered them an inspiration.
• An autobigraphy was made in 1931 wrote by Gandhi
  -------a story of experiments with truth
• One person whom Gandhi imparted his thoughts when
  he was arrested by the British , this person was
  his secretary, he considered him a great friend
  MAHADEV DASAI. Mahadev died in prison after 7
  days together with Gandhi. He told Gandhi that
  he cant able to bear to see him die in prison
  because he wanted Gandhi to see the GLORIOUS
  EVENT!

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INDEPENDENCE
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RARE PICTURE WITH MAHADEV DESAI

• Mahadev Desai and GandhiMahadev Desai worked as
  Gandhi's secretary and most famous as the
  translator of Gandhi's autobiography, "The Story
  of My Experiments with Truth"
• I adore this photograph of Mahadev Desai and
  Gandhi, not only because it captures the
  closeness of the two great men, but because it is
  a rare photograph of the former

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Gandhis Personal Possession
Speak no evil, hear no evil , the three monkeys
of Mahatma
Mahatmas watch and a book
Gandhis personal slippers during prayer meetings
and pilgrimage
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MAHATMA GANDHIS VOICE CLIP

• Gandhis voice

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GANDHIS IDEALS

• During his time in India,riots and troubles
  between Hindus and Muslim followed. Gandhi
  believed that a united India where Hindus and
  Muslims lived together in peace. He was arrested
  so many times,on his release from prison,he set
  up an Ashram ( a rural commune), establish a
  newspaper, inaugurated a series of reforms
  aimed at the socially disadvantages with Hindu
  society, the rural poor and untouchables. The
  untouchables were slaves or people who had jobs
  that no one else wanted to do such as skinning
  animals and carrying the bodies of the dead
• NOTE SOCIAL SYSTEM IN ANCIENT INDIA after 500
  BC
• 1.Brahmins------ priest, scholar, teacher
• 2.Kshatriyas-----warriors, rule
• 3.Vaishyas------- traders, farmers,landowners
• 4.Shudras-------- field laborers , craftsmen
• Reasons for Caste System is important to help
  bring order to the society. They had a sense of
  belonging. Gandhi does not want the system so he
  had a series of reforms.

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Gandhis in 1940s

• Mahatma Gandhi was so busy with his reforms in
  Indian Society. There were many bloodshed in the
  country, Gandhi began his fast with the purpose
  of stopping the bloodshed. After 5 days, the
  opposing leaders pledged to stop the fighting and
  Gandhi broke his fast.

Gandhis fasting , look at the weight he had lost
for several times he did fasting
Gandhis showing his lemon drink with honey after
Gandhi broke his fast
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Events in Mahatma Gandhi 1940s
Gandhi in 1942
Gandhi in 1940 with the poor
Gandhi in June 24, 1945 victory
Gandhi with greetings in Pachangani 1944
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FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH GANDHI
Gandhi in Feb 4. 1946 Madura Speech
Gandhi with Lord Pethick Lawrence April 1 , 1946
Gandhi in 1947
Gandhi in 1946Jan with Thakkar Bapa
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Gandhi with Lord and Lady Mountbatten, India 1947
Gandhi in Bezwada Feb 1946 with the eager crowd.
Gandhi attracts a lot of crowd during speech or
meeting
Gandhi with a child
Gandhi has a tremendous love for children and a
story came about in the short stories about
Gandhi telling the whole world that he took time
out to look for a pencil short and used even if
he can find an extra one, the reason behind was,
that pencil was given by a little child when he
visited one of the homes in India. This explains
how he values people .
Gandhi with long evening meal with Lord
Mountbatten 1947
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MORE PHOTOS OF GANDHI
Gandhi talking to a blind in March 1947
Gandhis eyesight in 1947, he was 47
Gandhi with Amrit Kaur in Nov 1947
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GANDHI IN 1947
Gandhis signature
Gandhis joint appeal April 1.1947
People regarded him as a saint and he does not
like it, he gave speeches to people and a lot of
writings that modern people as of today
benefits,, he became a role model.
Gandhis plugging his ear in deafening noises
during the start of prayer in the crowd
Washing his feet after a march speech
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IMPORTANT EVENTS IN 1947

• Gandhi was giving the healing touch to the
  society that was torn by Hindu-Muslim riots. And
  the second flash back would have been the
  glittering lights of Delhi on the midnight of
  14th August 1947, awaiting the dawn of freedom on
  15th August 1947. Glittering lights, loud slogans
  and a poetic assertion of Late Pandit Jawaharlal
  Nehru, who said "At the stroke of the midnight
  hour when the world sleeps India will awake to
  life and freedom and a soul of a nation long
  suppressed will find utterance."

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LAST DAY OF GANDHI

• After 5 days the opposing leaders pledged to stop
  the fighting and Gandhi broke his fast. Twelve
  days later during a prayer group, a hindu fanatic
  NATHURAM GODSE who opposed his program of
  tolerance for all creeds and religion
  assassinated him. He died on Jan 30, 1948

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GANDHIS LAST STEP
Gandhis last step to the prayer ground
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Gandhis Memories
Gandhis place where he was assassinated
Gandhis urn ready
Gandhis family ready to burn his body
Gandhis mourners in Calcutta
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More Photos
Gandhis newspaper about his death
Gandhis pyre
Last Journey
United Nation Flag Homemage
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Gandhi s Memories
Gandhis last march
Gandhis collection of his ashes
Gandhis martyrdom
Gandhis commemoration 1948
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Gandhis memorial
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Gandhis Artist Impression of Martyrdom
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MAHATMAS WORDS BEHIND

• Mahatma words came alive in the wisdom he found
  in confronting personal and social problems. This
  is the POWER OF LIFE .His struggle is not
  against any individual but against the system of
  oppression. He talked God as his satisfaction.
  Truth is God , to find the truth is by means of
  love and non violence so it is ultimately known
  that God is Love
• PRAYER--- Every speech he had, he always start
  with a prayer. He gave prayer to everybody

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GANDHI TODAY

• Gandhi is dead
• Long live Gandhi,
• His values,
• His human touch

FREEDOM STARTS WITH THE MIND