Fight+for+Independence

= __ Fight for Independance __ =

~Mohandas Ghandi
=== Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi was one of the major persons that contributed to the fight for the independence of India. Ghandi is known as the father of the nation (India), or Bapu Ghandi. He was born October 2nd, 1869 and was assasinated by a Hindu nationalist on January 30, 1948. On his birthday, people of the world celebrate the International day of Non-violence to remember his beliefs of comeplete non-violence and civil disobedience. Ghandi helped India gain its independence by opposing British law with a philosophy of non-violence, much like those of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Mohandas Ghandi went on a twenty-one day fast, as a member of the Indian National Congress, to convince his followers to stop protesting against British rule. They were carrying out violent acts, which was against Ghandi's beliefs. === === The quote above describes the lack of knowledge the Indian people had of running a government after the British set India free. Ghandi made it a point to say that the worst thing, of all wrong things that the British imposed on India, was that they did everything for them. Britain didn't let them have a say in the government for any reason. This was one of the major reasons why it was so hard for India to finally break loose of Britain's imperial grasp. === === Another leader of the Indian National Congress was Jawaharal Nehru. He was inspired by Ghandi and his fights for India's independence. Born on November 11th, 1889 and the son of Independence Advocate, Motilal Nehru, he worked his way up to become a top political leader. Nehru was jailed seven times in attempts to make Britain step down from its rule over India. He became a lawyer in 1912 and attempted to create a foreign policy of nonalignment during the Cold War. Nehru promoted democracy, socialism, secularism, and unity. When India gained their independence in 1947, he served as Prime Minister until May of 1964, the year he died. ===



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