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  Manas: History and Politics, Kasturba Gandhi
Gandhi himself wrote that Kasturba eagerly assented to his decision to take a vow, but we do not have this from her own mouth, and some modern feminist readings have taken this an instance of Gandhi's overbearing attitudes.
Kasturba was to develop into a very considerable figure in her own right, but sadly she has scarcely received the attention she deserves.
Gandhi, on the other hand, took the view that as his sons, they were entitled to no special privileges.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/History/Gandhi/Kasturba.html   (532 words)

  
 Manas: History and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi
His father died before Gandhi could finish his schooling, and at thirteen he was married to Kasturba [or Kasturbai], who was even younger.
Though his elders objected, Gandhi could not be prevented from leaving; and it is said that his mother, a devout woman, made him promise that he would keep away from wine, women, and meat during his stay abroad.
Gandhi was powerfully attracted to them, as he was to the texts of the major religious traditions; and ironically it is in London that he was introduced to the Bhagavad Gita.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/History/Gandhi/gandhi.html   (288 words)

  
 Mahatma Gandhi Research & Media Service - Who's Gandhi?
Gandhi himself came to an awareness of the frightening force and fury of European racism, and how far Indians were from being considered full human beings, when he when thrown out of a first-class railway compartment car, though he held a first-class ticket, at Pietermaritzburg.
Gandhi conceived of his own life as a series of experiments to forge the use of satyagraha in such a manner as to make the oppressor and the oppressed alike recognize their common bonding and humanity: as he recognized, freedom is only freedom when it is indivisible.
Gandhi returned to India in early 1915, and was never to leave the country again except for a short trip that took him to Europe in 1931.
www.gandhiserve.org /whos_gandhi.html   (2429 words)

  
 Mahatma Gandhi hero file
Gandhi is appalled by the treatment they receive in the racist society of South Africa and begins a campaign for their civil rights.
Gandhi describes the Rowlatt Acts as "instruments of oppression" and begins a campaign of resistance or 'Satyagraha' (the devotion to truth or truth force) against them and British rule.
Gandhi is allowed to attend her cremation but is then returned to prison.
www.moreorless.au.com /heroes/gandhi.html   (2269 words)

  
 Reminiscences of Kasturba Gandhi : Courageous Wife
Gandhi understood the marriage difficulty, she was incensed And said to Mr.
Gandhi replied that that was so and added that their children were not their heirs.
Gandhi told her she could but that it was not a small matter.
www.gandhi-manibhavan.org /kasturba/kasturba_letter2.htm   (174 words)

  
 Mahatma Gandhi :: Famous Indians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gandhi was powerfully attracted to them, as he was to the texts of the major religious traditions.
Gandhi was to describe himself preeminently as a votary or seeker of satya (truth), which could not be attained other than through ahimsa (non-violence, love) and brahmacharya (celibacy, striving towards God).
Gandhi felt that satyagraha could be used to make the oppressor and the oppressed recognize their common bonding and humanity.
www.ceeby.com /people/mahatmagandhi.cfm   (2488 words)

  
 Gandhi's Community Living
This was unusual, so Gandhi stopped to ask: "What are you cooking?" "Ramdas," she explained, referring to their married son, "is going home to his family this afternoon and I thought I would make some sweets." "Do you make sweets for all those who visit the ashram and then leave?" Gandhi asked.
Kasturba knew why Gandhi had created the ashram but this was a dimension she had not considered.
Gandhi's reasoning was that cleaning public toilets was the contentious issue on which the caste oppression was based.
www.lifepositive.com /Spirit/masters/mahatma-gandhi/community.asp   (1243 words)

  
 "Gandhi" -- by John Briley
Gandhi is still puzzled by his belligerence, but is beginning to react to it, this time with a touch of irony.
Gandhi stands with a studied air of defiance as the train pulls away – but when it is gone he is suddenly very aware of his isolation and looks around the cold, dark platform with self-conscious embarrassment.
Gandhi is holding a large white head cloth which he is soaking in the water, but his eyes have been arrested by the sight of the women across the river.
www.hundland.com /scripts/Gandhi.htm   (15720 words)

  
 Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace > Who Was Gandhi? > Questions on Gandhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv are not at all related to Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi and Kasturba were married sixty-two years until the time of her death while in detention at the Aga Khan's Palace in Poona.
Gandhi was an unlikely candidate, since he was neither a politician nor a proponent of international law.
www.gandhi.ca /gandhi/faq.php   (1175 words)

  
 Gandhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gandhi stated that he was most influenced by her, describing her life as "an endless chain of fasts and vows." When, as a boy, he secretly smoked, ate meat, told lies, or wore Western clothing, he suffered intense feelings of guilt.
Gandhi’s actions on the railway car on his first trip into South Africa were a prelude to the actions of Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama, actions that were considered key catalysts of the Civil Rights movement in America.
Gandhi was repeatedly imprisoned by the British and resorted to hunger strikes as part of his civil disobedience.
novaonline.nvcc.edu /eli/evans/HIS135/Events/Gandhi48.htm   (1921 words)

  
 The Hindu : Magazine / Columns : Kasturba
In Gandhi's autobiography, he speaks with characteristic frankness about their relationship-about how he imposed upon Kasturba his radical ideas about celibacy, the simple life, and the removal of untouchability.
Kasturba reminds him that he had once forced her to surrender the jewels her parents had given her.
Kasturba's answer deserves to be enshrined — the metaphor is inescapable — in letters of gold: "I agree.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/mag/2005/10/09/stories/2005100900290300.htm   (946 words)

  
 Gandhi ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gandhi was embittered by the experience, and despite his ignorance of current events and terror of public speaking, he launched an all-out assault on South African prejudices, persuading the Natal Indian Congress to run a campaign of education and peaceful noncooperation with authorities.
No stranger to prisons, Gandhi, along with the entire leadership of the Congress party, was incarcerated in 1942 for the duration of World War II after demanding an immediate end to British colonial rule in return for Indian support of the war against Japan.
Gandhi's death on January 30, 1948, at the hands of a fanatic Hindu in Delhi signaled an end to an era.
www.kassouha.org /peace/Gandhi.htm   (870 words)

  
 Brain-Juice | Biography of Mahatma Gandhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gandhi refused to treat the war as a catalyst to gain Indian independence, declaring, “England’s difficulty should not be turned into India’s opportunity.” He reasoned instead that if India helped the British in the war, the British in return would give India its independence.
A year later, Gandhi’s first act of civil disobedience took place in the village of Champaran: Gandhi intended to help the peasants at the indigo plantation, but local authorities asked him to leave because his presence caused such a disturbance.
Gandhi wrote several pieces in his periodical Young India, and for these he was arrested and tried at “The Great Trial.” The British sentenced him to six years in prison.
www.brain-juice.com /cgi-bin/show_bio.cgi?p_id=85   (1597 words)

  
 M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence :: About Gandhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Mahatma Gandhi was a leader and a friend to all throughout his life.
Already married to Kasturba Gandhi, leaving India was difficult.
Gandhi returned to India at the age of 22, to establish a law practice in Bombay.
www.gandhiinstitute.org /AboutGandhi/index.cfm   (607 words)

  
 M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence :: Items by Topic: Gandhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gandhi and Kasturba on their return to India, 1915.
Gandhi helping Amtus Salaam to end her 25 day fast, undertaken in protest against communal riots in East Bengal and Bihar.
The Gandhi Institute and the Global Dialogue Institute co-sponsored an event in February 2000 at Haverford College to explore dimensions of nonviolence.
www.gandhiinstitute.org /Library/Gandhi.cfm   (647 words)

  
 MAHATMA GANDHI - MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIOGRAPHY, LIFE, INFORMATION, PICTURES
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India.
Gandhi studied law in London and returned to India in 1891 to practice.
Gandhi was arrested many times by the British for his activities in South Africa and India.
www.indianchild.com /mahatma_gandhi.htm   (456 words)

  
 98.03.05: Mohandas Gandhi: The Art of Nonviolence
Gandhi’s inclusion of India’s lowest caste into his community caused Gandhi criticism throughout his life, but he was committed on principle to their full acceptance and he ultimately named them Harijans (Children of God).
Gandhi believed that all people were brothers and sisters, and that his nonviolent means of resistance to the British would eventually persuade the oppressors to see for themselves the dishonesty and injustice of the colonial system.
Gandhi believed to the extent that the spinner was able to turn away from self-centered thoughts and became more others-centered he or she would reach a higher sense of purpose and become more aware of God and His purposes.
www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1998/3/98.03.05.x.html   (10035 words)

  
 The Hindu : Entertainment Bangalore / Dance : Simplicity's challenge
The turning point in Gandhi's life was the incident at the Pietermaritzburg Railway Station where he was thrown out of the first class carriage because of his dark skin.
Alongside these events, the emotional side of Gandhi that not many of us have been privy to is seen when his wife Kasturba passes away.
A nice interplay of shadow and light is used to highlight Gandhi as Kasturba breathes her last in his arms.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/fr/2005/10/07/stories/2005100702710400.htm   (697 words)

  
 Mahatma Gandhi Album: A Day with Gandhi
Gandhi was a prompt letter writer, always responding to the letters he received.
In the movie Gandhi (by Richard Attenborough), there is a scene in which in the middle of discussing an important matter of grave consequence, Gandhi is shown stopping the conversation because "it is time feed the cattle!" The above still photograph depicts the exact story.
Gandhi had a notorious weakness for "experimenting with young women" -- especially in developing his ability to conquer sexual feelings.
www.kamat.com /mmgandhi/day_with_gandhi.htm   (389 words)

  
 Jay Tours & Travels India - Pune : : » Gandhi Memorial Hall - Kasturba Gandhi Smriti Mandir - Pataleshvara Temple - ...
A photographics exhibition details some of the highlights of Gandhi's long career, but it is the simple personal effects (including a pair of sandals and a thermos) and the personal tragedies of Mahatma during this period that leave the deepest impression.
Kasturba Gandhi Smriti Mandir (The Aga Khan’s Palace) - The gracious building with salons and suites standing amidst well laid out gardens is more than just a palace.
On the grounds of the site, is the ‘samadhi’ of Kasturba Gandhi, the Mahatma’s wife who died here while in internment.
www.jaytravelindia.com /tour&travels/pune.html   (637 words)

  
 Gandhi Smriti, Mahatma Gandhi, the Gandhi Exhibition, Gandhi Jayanti, Books on Mahatma
Gandhi's bedroom is kept the way as he left it.
This place is known as Gandhi Smriti Museum and the government's official museum dedicated to the Mahatma.
The origin of National Gandhi Museum traced to the period soon after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 1948.
www.indiaprofile.com /monuments-temples/gandhismriti.htm   (568 words)

  
 Celebrating 75 years of The Salt March 1930 - 2005
Mahatma Gandhi’s Grand Father Uttamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Otabappa was the Diwan, Prime Minister, of the Porbandar prince.
Kasturba was arrested when she initiated the Satyagraha against the Rajkot Prince.
Gandhi Memorial, Raj Ghat, New Delhi: The place on the banks of the river Jamuna where on the evening of 31st January 1948, Gandhiji’s body was consigned to flames has been converted in to a memorial.
www.saltmarch.org.in /gandhian.html   (1772 words)

  
 Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi then went to London, England to study law.
In 1891 he returned to India to practice law in courts but failed when he was unable to speak in front of a judge.
Kasturba Gandhi, known affectionately as Ba, was married to Mohandas Gandhi in 1882 when she was but ten years old.
mkgandhi.awardspace.com   (1349 words)

  
 Mahatma Gandhi | Indian Spiritual/Political Leader and Humanitarian
Gandhi helped free the Indian people from British rule through nonviolent resistance, and is honored by his people as the father of the Indian Nation.
The Gandhis had four sons: Harilal and Manilal, born in India, and Ramdas and Devdas born in South Africa.
While Gandhi displayed loving kindness to everyone else, he was quite demanding and severe with his wife and sons.
www2.lucidcafe.com /lucidcafe/library/95oct/mkgandhi.html   (792 words)

  
 Gandhi (1982)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Mahatma Gandhi was not the commander of armies, nor the ruler of vast lands.
Mahatma Gandhi's message of non-violent resistance is delivered in an interesting and enthralling body of art.
He was young enough to portray Gandhi as a young man. He is a British actor that nailed the British influenced Indian accent.
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 Kamdartree
This document was authenticated by the Gandhi Museum in New Delhi, which is considered the world's most famous authority in Gandhi material.
Wife of Mahatma Gandhi, Shrimati Kasturba Gandhi was also given Manpatra in Jetpur on January 21, 1915.
This is the meeting that occurred in Jetpur from which Nautamlal Bhagvanji read the manpatra that coined MK Gandhi, the Mahatma.
kamdartree.com /mahatma_kamdar.htm   (557 words)

  
 People say I look like Kasturba Gandhi: Shefali Shah - Sify.com
On a Sunday afternoon, one of this country's more remarkable actresses is taking her two sons and husband filmmaker Vipul Shah for a swim.
It's the story of the father of the nation who couldn't be a father to his own son.
Kasturba is the most humane woman I've played…timeless and universal.
sify.com /movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14158189   (745 words)

  
 In MP, Mahatma's wife becomes mom : Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba, mother, Putli Bai, MP : IBNLive.com : CNN-IBN
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh government ordered a probe on Wednesday after Congress alleged that the name of Kasturba Gandhi was mentioned as Mahatma Gandhi's mother in sample question papers distributed in schools of the state.
Name of Kasturba – the wife of Mahatma Gandhi – was mentioned as the answer to the question "Who was Mahatama's mother" despite the name of Mahatma Gandhi's mother Putli Bai was one of the options in an objective question in the booklets, MP Congress spokesman Manak Agrawal claimed.
The material for the sample question papers was cleared by a five-member committee, he claimed adding action should be taken against officials responsible for the goof-up.
www.ibnlive.com /news/in-mp-kasturba-becomes-mahatmas-mom/top/32492-3.html   (369 words)

  
 FreeIndia.Org - India Site dedicated to freedom movement, education, culture, - Content   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
To these must be added the name of Kasturba, wife of Mahat Gandhi.
Kasturba was born in the same year--1869--and the same place-Porbandar-as Gandhiji.Her father, Gokuldas Mukanji, and Gandhiji's father, Karamchand Gandhi, were great friends.The boy and the girl were betrothed when they were seven and married when they were thirteen.
For visiting the Jagannath temple at Puri, barred to Harijans, she had been strongly criticized by him; and once, when she had indiscreetly accumulated some money, privately in the Ashram, he had castigated her in the columns of Young India.
www.freeindia.org /dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=519   (184 words)

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