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4. Okt. 2024 · When Gandhi returned to India, to galvanise the Independence movement against the British, Kasturba was by his side in his satyagraha, working for the welfare of women, wherever Gandhi travelled; she marched alongside him in his civil disobedience campaigns, swadeshi, anti-caste and anti-liquor movements and was arrested several ...
5. Okt. 2024 · Mahatma Gandhi, the revered Indian leader and advocate of nonviolent resistance, inspired a nation to fight for independence from British rule through peaceful means, leaving an enduring legacy in history.
- Initially, Gandhi’s campaigns sought to combat the second-class status Indians received at the hands of the British regime. Eventually, however, th...
- Gandhi’s family practiced a kind of Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism, that was inflected through the morally rigorous tenet...
- Within India, Gandhi’s philosophy lived on in the messages of reformers such as social activist Vinoba Bhave. Abroad, activists such as Martin Luth...
- Gandhi’s father was a local government official working under the suzerainty of the British Raj, and his mother was a religious devotee who—like th...
- As lauded a figure as Gandhi has become, his actions and beliefs didn’t escape the criticism of his contemporaries. Liberal politicians thought he...
His wife Kasturba visited him daily in the jail and ensured he did not go hungry. A short story published in the Marathi magazine “Usha” in August 1932, mentioned an old woman who was so...
30. Sept. 2024 · Situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, this is a renowned tourist destination in Gujarat. This historic ashram was home to Mahatma Gandhi and his wife Kasturba Gandhi for twelve years. From here, Gandhi led the iconic Salt Satyagraha (Dandi March), making it a national monument.
27. Sept. 2024 · Mahatma Gandhi played a pivotal role in encouraging women to step out of their traditional domestic roles and participate in national struggles. But how did Gandhi's traditional ideals of ‘purity’ and ‘virtue’ shape his vision for women’s rights?
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Vor 2 Tagen · Many women participated in the movement, including Kasturba Gandhi (Gandhi's wife), Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Muthulaxmi Reddy, Aruna Asaf Ali, and many others. Gandhi leading the famous 1930 Salt March, a notable example of satyagraha.
30. Sept. 2024 · Kasturba Gandhi, for example, expressed discomfort about living alongside lower-caste women. In response, Gandhi adopted Lakshmi, a young Dalit girl from the first Dalit family to join the Ashram in 1915. This action was Gandhi’s attempt to promote caste inclusivity within the Ashram, despite the prevailing social hierarchies ...
