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The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi




                  Presentation by Anita Horváth
Mahatma Gandhi
        2.October 1869.-30.January 1948.




• Born as :Mohandas
  Karamachand Gandhi
Early life



• Married at the age of
  13
• His wife:Katurba
  Makhanji
Early life 2.


• 1888. University Collage
  London – age of 18
• 1893.South-Africa =>
  became the spokesman
  of the Hindu minority
India

• Went back to India in 1925

• Became the leader of the Independence
  Movement
• He got the name Mahatma (= „Great Soul”) from
  his followers
India 2.



• It was a British crown colony

• Gandhi:the representer of Hindu nationalism

• Claimed the independence of India
India 3.

• 1922.civilian disobedience=> 2 years in prison

• Harsh conflicts between the British authorities
  and the Indian nationalists
• Passive resistence

• 1942-1944.prison because of „Quit India”
The Independent India
Pakistan
Assassination


• 1948.New Delhi - he was shot down by an
  exaggarated nationalist, Nathuram Godse
Gandhi’s legacy

• 2 October - national holiday in India

• 2 October – „The International Day of Non-
  Violence”
• Mahatma Gandhi Prize in India to social
  workers, world leaders and citizens
Gandhi’s legacy 2.



• His statues can be
  found all over the
  world, such as New
  York and London
Gandhi’s legacy 3.



• Nominated 5 times to the Nobel Prize between
  1937-1948, but never received it
• He was to receive it in 1948, but he was killed
Followers and Influence




Martin Luther King
Followers and Influence 2.




             Nelson Mandela
Followers and influence 3.




              John Lennon
Gandhi’s writings



• Edited several newspapers in English and Hindi:

       Harijan,Indian Opinion, Young India
Gandhi’s writings 2.




          An Autobiography or My
              Experiments with
                   Truth
                 (1960s)
Gandhi’s writings 3.




The Collected Works of
Mahatma Gandhi (1960s)
Sources:

• www.wikipedia.com

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