“Anger is the biggest strength of Man when it is taken positively”

Gandhi

Elton PanGabriel LeowLiu Siyu Donovan Goh

“Man of the Year”

"Person of the Century" 

Introduction to GandhiBorn on the 2nd of October 1869

and passed away on the 30th of January 1948

Fought for the civil rights of Indian immigrants in South Africa

Fought for the liberation of India from British colonial rule

His entire family follows a branch of Hinduism

Background knowledgeFrom the beginning of the 17th

century, The British started their occupation over India

Indian opposition to colonial rule started in the early 20th Century

Timeline of what had happened1888: Sails to England to study law

at the University College in London1891: Admitted to the British bar1891: Became a barrister1893: Employed to be a legal

advisor in Durban1893: Indians were brought to South

Africa to labour on sugar estates

Start of Gandhi’s campaigning

Timeline of what had happened1906: Gandhi began

campaigning against laws prohibiting black South Africans◦Lead the Indians in demonstrations◦Organise protests

1914: Made a reform package – South Africa government accepted it

Timeline of what had happened 1915: Became involved in the

home rule movement1915: He established an ashram

on the banks of the Sabarmati River near Ahmadabad, the capital of Gujarat

1917: The British Parliament announces that Indians will be allowed greater participation in the colonial administration

Timeline of what had happened 1919: The Satyagraha movement

spread through India1920: Gandhi urged Indians to

boycott British institutions and products

1920: Gandhi got arrested

Timeline of what had happened1930: Gandhi proclaims a new

campaign – civil disobedience1930: Gandhi was jailed1934: Gandhi formally resigned

from politics and is replaced as leader of the Congress

Timeline of what had happened 1942: Gandhi fought for the

independence of India1947: India gains their

independence from the British

Why do we admire Gandhi?

Non-violence &Non-cooperationAs weapons against the British

Gandhi : resignation..no assembly…no British edu…boycott…no British bank….

No EVERYTHING from British !!!!

Salt MarchSalt →BritishTaxBoil sea water to get salt60 yrs old, but on the street and

demonstratedFinally released , partial success

DeterminationApastia

Asceticism

Falling of a legend

AssassinationJan 30th 1948， 79

Praying

Killed by ultra-Rightist

Weaknesses?

Gandhi is a Great Leaderbut not a Good Leader.

Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness.

Addressed Hitler as “my friend”

Envisioned Nazism as a non-violent struggle aimed at convincing rather than destroying

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