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Gandhi Part 1

2. WorldGandhi
What is your definition of courage?

3. Gandhi’s Early Life
Hometown: Porbandar
-Located in Western India
-Born 1869 - Died 1948 -
-Vaisya Caste
-Family was “middle class”
-Father was “mayor” of town.
-Early education in India
-Arranged marriage at 13 A teenage Gandhi
(right) in 1886
-Studies law in England
with his brother

4. Gandhi’s wife
Kasturba who he
wed in an arranged
marriage at the age
of 13.

5. *England to India then to South Africa
-Practices law in South Africa
-Incident on train to South Africa 1893
-Thrown off train because he was “black” or
“colored” with a 1st class ticket
- Practices nonviolence techniques in fight for
Indians rights under apartheid

6. Gandhi’s Metamorphoses on the Road to India’s Freedom
Why did Gandhi choos e to wear traditional
clothing once he returned to India and became
involved in the s truggle for freedom?

7. Gandhi’s Beliefs & Tactics – See Day 2 Packet
Terms you MUST know!
 Ahimsa
A Hindu concept which believes in Non Violence
toward all living things
I will not
 Passive Resistance cooperate with
you, but I won’t
resist you.
A person offers no resistance (nonviolent action)
when the police come to arrest them.
Nonviolent resistance or action is used to achieve
socio-political & economic goals by protests, civil
disobedience, non cooperation, and other
methods, without using violence.

8. Gandhi’s Beliefs & Tactics
 Civil Disobedience
 To knowingly break the law and be willing to
accept the punishment
 Fasting
 Boycott(ing)
 General Strike

9. Gandhi known by other names
 Mahatma
 means “high souled one”
 Gandhi(ji) or Bapu(ji)
 “ji” added to end of either name above
shows respect
 Bapu also meant “Father”
G andhi’s behavior/attitude towards
reward and ac c olades is S elf-Deprec ating
(ion)

10. Gandhi’s Beliefs & Tactics
* Satyagraha (SA-TEE-A–GRA-HA)
 “Truth Force”
To Convert one’s enemy by “Truth Force”
 This is the force of “loving one’s enemy”
and “preaching the truth to them” to
convert them to your point of view.

11. Organizations Working for Indian
Independence
 Indian National Congress
 Started 1885
 Mainly Hindus
 Muslim League
 Started 1906
 Muslims feared Hindu domination
 Wants separate nation for Muslims

12. “Generations to
come will scarce
believe that such a
one as this ever in
flesh and blood
walked upon this
earth.” Albert
Einstein
END GANDHI Pt1

13. Stand!
 Stand
 In the end you'll still be you
 One that's done all the things
you set out to do
 Stand
 There's a cross for you to bear
 Things to go through if you're
going anywhere
 Stand
 For the things you know are
right
 It s the truth that the truth
makes them so uptight
1960s  Stand
 All the things you want are real
The Vietnam War  You have you to complete and
there is no deal
Civil Rights  Stand. stand, stand
 Stand. stand, stand
Social Equality

14. Stand!  Stand
 You've been sitting much too
 Stand long
 In the end you'll still be you  There's a permanent crease in
 One that's done all the things your right and wrong
you set out to do  Stand
 Stand  There's a midget standing tall
 There's a cross for you to bear  And the giant beside him
 Things to go through if you're about to fall
going anywhere  Stand. stand, stand
 Stand  Stand. stand, stand
 For the things you know are  Stand
right  They will try to make you crawl
 It s the truth that the truth  And they know what you're
makes them so uptight saying makes sense and all
 Stand  Stand
 All the things you want are real  Don't you know that you are
 You have you to complete and free
there is no deal  Well at least in your mind if
 Stand. stand, stand you want to be
 Stand. stand, stand  Everybody
 Stand, stand, stand