Gandhi by DemiInfused with movie clips

Gandhi’s World: 1947

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Was born on October 2, 1896

Father: Prime MinisterMother: Devout Woman

Family’s religion was a combination of Hinduism and Jainism

Grew up believing in karma

Gandhi was married at 13

Wife: Kasturbai Makanji Small, shy boy who was

afraid of ghosts, serpents, and the dark

His wife laughed at her husband when he had to sleep with the lights on.

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College in London

Weak student, barely graduated high school

Studied law in London Transformed himself

into an English Gentleman

Learned to speak fluent English, play the violin, and danced the fox-trot

Gandhi was not happy :(

Felt torn between his inner and outer selves

He gave up his fancy rooms, cooked his own meals, and walked everywhere

Finally passed his law exams after three years and sailed home to India

Set up law practice in Bombay, was too awkward and shy and was publicly humiliated

1893 went to South Africa to set up law practice

Gandhi Returns Home

Racism in South Africa

There Gandhi found that the color of his skin marked him for contempt and physical abuse

Gandhi decided to change himself so he could master this and any challenge in his future

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M.K. Gandhi: Attorney

“The true practice of law is to find the better side of human nature and enter men’s hearts.”

“Every difficulty is an opportunity for service to others” Gandhi’s secret to success

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One winter night…

Traveling first-class section of a train

White passenger insisted that he move to third class

Gandhi refused and was thrown off the train

Satyagraha: the force of love by peace always wins over violence

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Worked for the rights of all

Legal work for free

Nursed sick people who were abandoned

Worked for rights of lower caste members and women

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Meditations

By believing in the power of love and treating everyone as family, Gandhi discovered he was no longer shy and no longer afraid of anything

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Gandhi Returns to India

He begins to struggle for India’s independence

He calls the untouchables the children of god or harijans

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People listen

Many followed Gandhi’s teachings

Some protest violently They wore the homespun

cloth called khadi This became the symbol

of Indian independence Scene 15: 1:44 to 1:47 Scene 13: 1:37 to 1:38

Amritsar Massacre

In 1919, British soldiers killed 379 innocent people and wounded over one thousand

Gandhi led a hartal or nationwide strike

The entire county of India was essentially shut down

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1922: Gandhi was imprisoned

Preached non-violence and defied British rule

He was in prison for two years

His movement was secure

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1930: Gandhi led the Salt March

Indians had to buy highly taxed salt and could not make their own

Walked over 200 miles with 78 people to Dandi

Picked up a pinch of seal salt in defiance

After this “Mahatma” or great soul was born

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Gandhi discovers fasting

Gandhi decided to not eat or fast

The British did not want to be responsible for Gandhi’s death

After six days the British government gave in to give the untouchables rights

Gandhi’s wife dies

In 1944 Gandhi’s wife died of illness

Gandhi thought of her as his soul mate

He deeply mourned her loss

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August 12, 1947: India’s Independence

The country was divided into two separate countries

Gandhi did not rejoice

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Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India

Hindu: Southern part

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Governor General of Pakistan

Muslim: Northern Part

Mass Movement to North or South

Muslims and Hindus needed to move to Pakistan or India

Massacre and bloodshed ensued

Gandhi mourned and went on a fast

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Gandhi was assassinated

Hindus and Muslims were angered by Gandhi because he preached brotherhood of all religions

January 30th, 1948 he was shot by Nathuram Godse

“Rama, Rama, Rama!” Gandhi was cremated in

New Dehli Scene 1

Gandhi’s ashes were mixed with rose petals and scattered along the sacred rivers

Two spoons, two pots, three monkeys, three books, one pocket watch, one pair of eye-glasses, one tin bowl from prison, one desk set, two pairs of sandals, and one khadi