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ImportanteventsintheLifeofMahatmaGandhi
Event
Birth
LeftforEnglandtobecomeabarrister
LeftEnglandtoreturntoIndiaafterbecomingabarrister
SailedforSouthAfrica
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1869
1888
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EstablishedPhoenixFarminS.Africa
ArrivedinIndiafromSAfrica
EstablishedSabarmatiAshram
FoughtforChamparanindigoworkers(alsomarkedGandhijisentryintopolitics)
StartedtheNoncooperationmovement
NoncooperationmovementwithdrawnduetoChauriChauraincident
OrganisedtheDandiMarchtoprotestagainstthesalttaxlaws
AttendedtheIIroundtableconference
SettlesdownatSevagram,avillagenearWardha
AppealstotheBritishtoquitIndia
AssassinatedbyNathuramGodse

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ImportantFastsundertakenbyMahatmaGandhi
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Reasonforfasting
1918,March15 FastedinprotestagainstthelowwagesoftheAhmedabadmillworkers
17
1919,April13 FastedasatonementforJalianwalaBaughMassacreandalsotoatoneforriotsatBombay,
15
Ahmedabadandotherplacesasaresultofthatmassacre
1922,Feb.1216 FastedtoatoneforChaurichauraMassacre
1932,Sep2025 AgainstcommunalawardofRamsayMacdonald
1943,Feb.1028 FastedinprotestagainstgovernmentsattempttoblameCongressPartyfordisturbancesafter
QuitIndiaresolution
1948,Jan.1317 ToprotestagainstandatonethecommunalriotsinCalcutta
ImportantQuotesbyMahatmaGandhi
Iwillgiveyouatalisman.Wheneveryouareindoubtorwhentheselfbecomestoomuchwithyou,applythe
followingtest:Recallthefaceofthepoorestandtheweakestmanwhomyoumayhaveseenandaskyourself
ifthestepyoucontemplateisgoingtobeofanyusetohim.Willhegainanythingbyit?Willitrestorehimto
acontroloverhisownlifeanddestiny?Inotherwords,willitleadtoswarajforthehungryandspiritually
starvingmillions?Thenyouwillfindyourdoubtsandyourselfmeltingaway.
Idonotwantmyhousetobewalledinonallsidesandmywindowstobestuffed.Iwanttheculturesofall
landstobeblowaboutmyhouseasfreelyaspossible.ButIrefusetobeblownoffmyfeetbyany.
Westernnationsaregroaningtodayundertheheelofthemonstergodmaterialism.Theirmoralgrowthhas
becomestunted.Theymeasuregrowthindollars.Americanwealthhasbecomeastandard,ratherthantruth,
kindness,generosity,love,sensitivity,andsharingtheexperiencesoflifefreelyandfully.
IshallworkforanIndia,inwhichthepoorestshallfeelthatitistheircountryinwhosemakingtheyhavean
effectivevoiceanIndiainwhichthereshallbenohighclassandlowclassofpeopleanIndiainwhichall
communitiesshallliveinperfectharmony.
Iclaimtobenomorethananaveragemanwithlessthanaverageabilities.Ihavenottheshadowofadoubt
thatanymanorwomancanachievewhatIhave,ifheorshewouldmakethesameeffortandcultivatethe
samehopeandfaith.
Sevensocialsins1.Politicswithoutprinciple2.Pleasurewithoutconscience3.Wealthwithoutwork4.
Knowledgewithoutcharacter5.Commercewithoutmorality6.Sciencewithouthumanity7.Worshipwithout
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sacrifice.
ThereisnothingtopreventusfromprofitingbythelightthatmaycomefromtheWest.Onlywemusttake
carethatwearenotoverpoweredbytheglamouroftheWest.Wemustnotmistaketheglamourfortruelight.
Firsttheyignoreyou,thentheylaughatyou,thentheyfightyou,thenyouwin
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WhatotherssaidaboutMahatmaGandhi
ItisalarmingandalsonauseatingtoseeMr.Gandhi,aseditiousmiddletemplelawyer,nowposingasafakir
ofatypewellknownintheeast,stridinghalfnakedupthestepsoftheviceregalpalace,whileheisstill
organizingandconductingadefiantcampaignofcivildisobedience,toparleyonequaltermswiththe
representativeofthekingemperor.WinstonChurchill,1930
FriendsandComrades,thelighthasgoneoutofourlivesandthereisdarknesseverywhere.Jawaharlal
Nehru,1948onthedeathofGandhiji
Thelighthasgoneout,Isaid,andyetIwaswrong.Forthelightthatshoneinthiscountrywasnoordinary
light.Thelightthathasilluminedthiscountryforthesemanyyearswillilluminethiscountryformanymore
years,andathousandyearslater,thatlightwillbeseeninthiscountryandtheworldwillseeitanditwillgive
solacetoinnumerablehearts.JawaharlalNehru,1948onthedeathofGandhijiincontinuationoftheabove
sentence.
Generationstocomewillscarcebelievethatsuchaoneasthiswalkedtheearthinfleshandblood.Albert
Einstein,1948
Ifhumanityistoprogress,Gandhiisinescapable.Helived,thought,andacted,inspiredbythevisionof
humanityevolvingtowardaworldofpeaceandharmony.Wemayignorehimatourownrisk.Dr.Martin
LutherKing,Jr
MahatamaGandhiwillgodowninhistoryonparwithBuddhaandJesusChrist.LordMountbatten
Heisamanamongmen,aheroamongheroes,apatriotamongpatriotsandwemaywellsaythatinhimIndian
humanityatthepresenttimehasreallyreacheditshighwatermark.GopalKrishnaGokhale.
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