Gandhi employed non-violent civil disobedience in South Africa in fighting for Indian civil rights. He later organized Indian farmers, peasants, and laborers to protest excessive land taxes and discrimination. As the leader of the Indian National Congress, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for independence from British rule, as well as for reducing poverty and increasing rights. His tactics, which included non-violent protests of the salt tax, inspired future civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela.
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman and central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India.
This powerpoint is about Gandhi's life. It is tailored for Grade 2-4 aged students. It was put together by a parent who came in to present to my class about a person who inspires her for our PYP Unit on Where We Are In Place and Time. Thanks Sona!
The entire timeline of Mahatma Gandhi's life right from his birth in 1869 till his assassination in 1948.
His political philosophy and works in South Africa as well as India.
Gandhi's role in Indian Independence
Gandhi's role in mobilization of masses in Indian National Movement
Year wise mapping of Gandhi's life and work
Summarized timeline from 1869 to 1948
Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
A take on the life of Gandhi through a various lenses like politics and religion. Criticisms & relevance also discussed towards the end.
Made in collaboration with Shikhar Yadav.
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman and central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India.
This powerpoint is about Gandhi's life. It is tailored for Grade 2-4 aged students. It was put together by a parent who came in to present to my class about a person who inspires her for our PYP Unit on Where We Are In Place and Time. Thanks Sona!
The entire timeline of Mahatma Gandhi's life right from his birth in 1869 till his assassination in 1948.
His political philosophy and works in South Africa as well as India.
Gandhi's role in Indian Independence
Gandhi's role in mobilization of masses in Indian National Movement
Year wise mapping of Gandhi's life and work
Summarized timeline from 1869 to 1948
Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
A take on the life of Gandhi through a various lenses like politics and religion. Criticisms & relevance also discussed towards the end.
Made in collaboration with Shikhar Yadav.
1. Ghandi
by Joshua Mhoon
info from: Wikipedia and Google
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2. What Gandhi Did
• Gandhi first employed non-
violent civil disobedience as
an expatriate lawyer in South
Africa, in the resident Indian
community's struggle for civil
rights.
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3. The Return
• After his return to India from South Africa
in 1915, he set about organizing peasants,
farmers, and urban laborers in protesting
excessive land-tax and discrimination.
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4. Swaraj
• Assuming leadership of the
Indian National Congress in 1921,
Gandhi led nationwide
campaigns for easing poverty,
expanding women's rights,
building religious and ethnic
amity, ending untouchability,
increasing economic self-reliance,
but above all for achieving Swaraj
—the independence of India from
foreign domination.
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5. Salt Tax
• Gandhi famously led Indians in
protesting the British-imposed salt tax
and later in calling for the British to
Quit India in 1942.
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6. Non-Violence
• He was imprisoned for
many years, upon many
occasions, in both South
Africa and India. Gandhi
strove to practice non-
violence and truth in all
situations, and advocated
that others do the same.
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7. Jail
• He was imprisoned
for many years,
upon many
occasions, in both
South Africa and
India.
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8. Gandhi’s Dates
• Born 2 October 1869
• Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British India
• Died 30 January 1948 (aged 78)
• New Delhi, Dominion of India
• Assassination by shooting
• Resting place Rajghat, New Delhi, India
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9. Education
• Gandhi traveled to London
to learn law at University
of London.
• He was very shy so he
started taking dance
lessons and violin to blend
in.
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10. Civil rights movement in South Africa
(1893–1914)
• Gandhi spent 21 years in
South Africa, where he
developed his political
views, his ethics, and his
political leadership skills.
The Indians in South
Africa were led by wealthy
Muslims, who employed
Gandhi as a lawyer.
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11. Threatened
• In South Africa, Gandhi
faced the discrimination
directed at all coloured
people. He was thrown off
a train at Pietermaritzburg
after refusing to move
from the first-class; he
protested and was
allowed on first class the
next day.
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12. Unfair
• Traveling farther on by
stagecoach, he was beaten by
a driver for refusing to move
to make room for a European
passenger.
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13. Hardships
• He suffered other hardships on the
journey as well, including being barred
from several hotels.
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14. At Stake
• As Gandhi still was in South
Africa there was going to be a
small war in South Africa with
Britain who owned lots of land
counting India and South
Africa.
• Since Gandhi thought they were
unfair he decided to join
colours up to be medics for
Britain but it didn’t work.
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15. Hero
• After the black majority
came to power in South
Africa, Gandhi was
proclaimed a national hero
with numerous monuments.
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16. Proper Roles
• Gandhi focused his
attention on Indians in
South Africa, but
historians have also
examined his changing
ideas on the proper
role for blacks.
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17. Segregation
• White rule enforced strict segregation
among all races and generated conflict
between these communities.
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18. Indian Independence Movement
• After Gandhi left South Africa he went
to India permanently. He joined the
Indian National Congress and was
introduced to Indian politics.
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19. Motivation
• Later a young man named Martin
followed Gandhi and civil rights.
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20. Civil Rights Leaders
• Gandhi influenced
important leaders and
political movements.
Leaders of the civil rights
movement in the United
States, including Martin
Luther King and James
Lawson, drew from the
writings of Gandhi in the
development of their own
theories about non-violence.
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21. Mandela
• Anti-apartheid
activist and former
President of South
Africa, Nelson
Mandela, was
inspired by Gandhi.
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22. Followers
• Others include Khan
Abdul Ghaffar Khan,
Steve Biko, Aung San
Suu Kyi, and Benigno
Aquino, Jr. (the
Philippine opposition
leader during the
dictatorship of
Ferdinand Marcos and
father of current
Philippine president
Benigno Aquino III).
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23. Mahatma Gandhi
• "Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma
Gandhi the tactics."—Martin Luther
King Jr, 1955.
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