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1 Ti ffa n yYe Pr of e s s orSl a t e Gl oba lHi s t or y 24Fe b201 4

Mype e rs u gg e s t st ha tmya r g ume ntne e dst obemo r ec o mp l e xa ndde v e l opmo r e . SoIr e v i s e dmy a r gu me nta ndt he s i sa nda dd e dmor ec ont e xt sa n de v i de nc et os u ppo r t . Ius e dmo r es our c e st ha n i nmyd r a f ta nda d de dpr op e rc i t a t i ons .

Ma ha t maGa nd hii sI n di a ’ sgr e a t e s tpo l i t i c a ll e a de rwh ol e dt hec ou nt r yt o wa r ds i n de pe nd e nc ef r om Br i t i s hc ol on i a lr u l e .Ga nd hi ’ snon v i ol e n tph i l os op h y , a sher e f e r r e dt oa s “ Sa t y a gr a ha ”or“ t r u t hf or c e ” , ( Sl a t e ,l e c t ur e )ha ss i gn i fic a nti mp a c t sonn a t i o na l i s t sa ndt h os e wh os e e kpe a c e f u lc ha n g e . Hea l s oa d v oc a t e dnon c oop e r a t i onmo v e me ntwh e r eGa ndhius e dhi s v oi c ea nds mi l et or a i s eane wwor l da ndf r e e dI n di a . “ Ga ndh ibe c a meama ha t ma , agr e a ts ou l , b e c a us ehewa swi l l i n gt oc ha n g e ”( Ga ndh i , vi de o2 ) . Hema dee ffo r t st oc ha n g ehi ms e l fa nd o t he r sa ndma dewo r l dabe t t e rp l a c e . Ev e nt ho u ghs omepe opl ema yt hi n kno n vi ol e nc ei s p o we r l e s s , hi si de aofnon vi ol e nc ei sv e r yf or c e f u l . Ga nd hiwa sbor ni nar e l i gi ousf a mi l y , a ndhema r r i e dwh e nh ewa sonl y13( Ga nd hi , Cha pt e r3) . I nhi se a r l yl i f e , Ga ndh iwa sl i k eat ot a l i t a r i a nwhe r ehet r i e dt or u l ehi swi f ea nd c on t r ole v e r y t h i n g . Ho we v e r , a f t e rl e a r n e dt ha twome nh a ds omuc hc ou r a g et os t a ndu pf ort he s t r u gg l ei nSout hAf r i c a , Ga ndh i ’ sa t t i t udeofc ha n g e sha st a k e npl a c ea nd“ c a met or e s pe c t wo me na spo we r f ulpa r t ne r si nt hes t r u g gl ef orj us t i c e ”( Ga nd hi , vi de o3 ) . Ga ndh iwa si n s pi r e d

2 a ndt hu sc ha n g e dhi spe r s p e c t i v eofwome na ndh ee v e ns pok ea g a i n s tt heopp r e s s i ono fwome n. ( Ga nd hi , vi de o3) La t e ri nhi sl i f e , Ga ndh il a un c he don eoft hemo s ti nflue nt i a lnon vi o l e ntp r ot e s t si n h i s t or y , t heSa l tMa r c h. Sa l ti sa ne xt r e me l yi mp or t a ntne c e s s i t yb e s i de swa t e ra nda i r , be c a us e e v e r y on ene e dsi tt os ur v i v e . ( Ga nd hi , 349 )Ho we v e r , t h eBr i t i s ha l mo s tha damo nop ol yo ns a l t p r odu c t i ont h a thu r tt hepoo rI ndi a nsi nav e r yn e g a t i v ewa y . Thos epo orI n di a nsba r e l yha v e e no ug hi nc omet op a yf ors a l ta nda ni nc r e a s ei ns a l tpr i c ec a na ffe c tmi l l i o nsofr e s i de nt s . I n o r de rt os t a ndf orhi spe o pl ea ndc a p t ur ea t t e nt i on, Ga n dhide c i de dt oma r c h2 40mi l e st ot he o c e a n . ( Ga ndhi , vi de o1)Ev e nt ua l l y , no n vi o l e ntp r ot e s t e r st hr ou g hou tI ndi as t a r t e dt op r odu c e s a l tdo me s t i c a l l yi ni gn or a nc eoft heBr i t i s hl a w.Ga nd hi ’ sp o we r f ulf or c eno tonl ys ho we di nt h e Sa l tMa r c h, bu ta l s oi nt heFa s t . Ga nd hiha df a s t e dnu me r oust i me si nhi sl i f ebe c a us ei nh i sopi n i on, f a s t i n gi sno ton l y t hewe a pona g a i ns te ne mi e s ,bu ta l s ot h et oo lt obo ndmor a l ea ndfight i n gpo we r . Ga ndh ia l wa y s h a sf a i t hi nhi ms e l fa ndh es e e sf a s t i n ga sa ni mp o r t a ntwa yt opu r i f yhi sbo d ya ndmi nd . Me a n whi l e , Ga nd hic onn e c t shi sa c toff a s t i n gt ohi sc r e a t i o nof“ n on vi ol e ntmo v e me nt ” . Hi s h un g e rf a s tc a no f t e nr e c e i v eu ne xp e c t e dr e s ul t s . Ma n yc on fli c t sa n ddi s put e sdi s a pp e a r e di na v e r ys hor t t i mes i mp l ybe c a us eofhi sh un g e rf a s t .Pe r ha psGodh a sapr o t e c t i ona n df a v orf or Ga nd hit ha te v e r yt i meGa n dhiha sg oneont hebr i nkofde a t h , hec a na l wa y sb epu l l e db a c k. As Ga nd his a i di nh i sl e t t e r ,“ Goda l on ei st het r u eh e l pe ra nds our c eofs up por t . Se e kh e l pf r om t h a t Al mi g ht yGod ”( Ga nd hi , 5) . On ef a mo usa ndf or c e f ule xa mpl ewo ul db et heCa l c ut t aFa s t . Af t e rI n di abe c a me i n de pe nd e nti n19 47, Ga nd hide c l a r e dt ha thewo ul df a s tunt od e a t hu nl e s st hevi ol e nc ewou l d s t opi nCa l c ut t a .( Ga ndh i , vi de o1 )Thi sc i t yi sv e r yu n pe a c e f u lbe c a us et h et wor e l i gi on s ,

3 Hi n dui s ma ndMus l i m, d i dn ’ tg e ta l on g , a n dne i gh bor swe r ea g a i ns te a c ho t he r . Ga ndh idi dn ’ t wa ntt os e et hebr u t a l i t ya ndc ou l dn ’ ts t a ndp e op l e s ’l i v e swe r el os t .Thu shede c i d e dt of a s ta nd b e thi sl i f ei nt oi t . Sur p r i s i n gl y , vi ol e nc ei nCa l c u t t as t oppe da ndt hec i t y ’ sr e l i gi ou sa n dpo l i t i c a l l e a de r spr o mi s e dt owor kt o g e t he ra ndt he r ewoul db en omo r ec on fli c ti nt h ef u t ur e . “ I twa sno t h i ss t a r v a t i ont h a ts t op pe dt hev i ol e nc e . I t wa st hey e a r sofwo r kt ha tma dehi ss t a r v a t i ona n u r g e ntma t t e rt omi l l i onsofpe opl e ”( Ga nd hi , vi de o1 ) . I fa no r di na r ype r s ona nn oun c e dt ha the wo ul df a s tun t od e a t h, p r oba bl yn oon ewoul dc a r ea ndj us ti gno r ey ou . Ye t , Ga ndhi a c c o mp l i s he d i ta ndb r ou gh tpe a c et ot hewhol ec i t y . No tonl yGa n dhic ha n g e dhi so wnl i v e , bu ta l s oc ha n g e d a nda ffe c t e dmi l l i onso fo t he r s . Thea s s a s s i n a t i ono fGa nd hiwa sr e g a r d e da sa ni nt e r n a t i on a lc a t a s t r op he . “ Ga nd hidi e d f orac a us eheh a ds pe nth i sl i f ede f e ndi n g—un i t ybe t we e nHi nd usa ndMus l i ms ,t heun i t yo ft he h uma nr a c e ”( Sl a t e , vi de o3) . Hi spl a c ei nhu ma n i t ywa sme a s ur e dn ot i nt e r msoft he2 0t h c e nt ur ybut i nt e r msofhi s t or y .Al lc oun t r i e sun de r we ntape r i odo fmour n i n ga ndc on dol e nc e st o I nd i awe r ee xpr e s s e d . Ga ndh i ’ sna mea ndh i ss t or i e swi l lr e ma i na ndb er e me mbe r e dt oe v e r y o ne . 　 　 　Thet e a c hi n g sofGa nd hii ns pi r e sno n vi ol e ntmo v e me nt se l s e whe r e , no t a bl yi nt h eU. S. u nde rt hec i v i lr i g h t sl e a d e rMa r t i nLu t h e rKi n g , J r . Onel e s s onGa ndh it a u ghtu si st ha twedo n ’ t h a v et os t a r t bi g . Ev e r y on ec a nc ha n g ea n dha sa ni mp a c tt ot h ewo r l d, n oma t t e rh o ws ma l li ti s . Heha dgr e a ta mb i t i ona ndp a s s i ona ndhec o ul dc on ne c tpe opl ef r om d i ffe r e n tba c k gr oun ds . Wh e ns ol vi n gc on fli c t s , wedo n ’ tha v et ou s ev i ol e nte v e r ys i n g l et i mea ndi tmi gh tno tbe e ffe c t i v e . Li k eGa n dhi , t hei de ao fn on vi o l e nc ei spo we r f u la ndf o r c e f u l .Ga nd hi ’ spo we ra ndf a i t h ma deh i ms i gn i fic a n ta ndu nf or g e t t a bl e .

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