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Who Was Gandhi?

Who Was Gandhi?

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India。 Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa， he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the later part of his life working to make India an independent nation。

Calling for non-violent civil disobedience， Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world。 Gandhi is recognized internationally as a symbol of hope， peace， and freedom。

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Morlando K ，

Informative children's book， we enjoyed learning about this Informative children's book， we enjoyed learning about this 。。。more

erica ，

well written juvenile biography， with all the facts， and interesting text boxes and illustrations！ also includes a bibliography and times line in the back for more information。

Daly ，

This is one we will re-read some parts whenever we need or want to learn more about him and all he did what he stood for ect。For our History class。 I'm marking it for me as well bc altho it was for our 8th year old， I enjoy reading these and learning as well。 This is one we will re-read some parts whenever we need or want to learn more about him and all he did what he stood for ect。For our History class。 I'm marking it for me as well bc altho it was for our 8th year old， I enjoy reading these and learning as well。 。。。more

Silvia Poka ，

Digno de toda admiración al gran GANDHI Mahatma （alma grande） donde nos trasmite su gran filósofia "Satyagrava" fuerza de la verdad， un arma que uso frente a la injusticia。 Digno de toda admiración al gran GANDHI Mahatma （alma grande） donde nos trasmite su gran filósofia "Satyagrava" fuerza de la verdad， un arma que uso frente a la injusticia。 。。。more

Alexandre Baker ，

I liked the book because it told me about Gandhis movement in India and it told me about Gandhis life。

Prabhat sharma ，

Who was Gandhi by Dana Meachen Rau Illustraror Jerry Hoare and Nancy Harrison- Children’s illustrated colour picture book- The book narrates the story of non-violent civil disobedience movement against British rule by marching from Ahmedabad to Dandi sea coast in Nawasari Gujarat by 78 men and women under Mahatma Gandhi covering a distance of 240 miles。 The march continued for 24 days beginning on 12 March， 1930 to 06 April 1930。 British Government had levied “Salt Tax” in India。 Thus， salt whic Who was Gandhi by Dana Meachen Rau Illustraror Jerry Hoare and Nancy Harrison- Children’s illustrated colour picture book- The book narrates the story of non-violent civil disobedience movement against British rule by marching from Ahmedabad to Dandi sea coast in Nawasari Gujarat by 78 men and women under Mahatma Gandhi covering a distance of 240 miles。 The march continued for 24 days beginning on 12 March， 1930 to 06 April 1930。 British Government had levied “Salt Tax” in India。 Thus， salt which abounds in India could not be traded freely without payment of tax。 Gandhi prepared salt on Dandi sea coast， thus， he broke the British salt tax law。 This was a step toward independence of India from British rule。 Chapter 1- Gandhi was born and brought up in Porbandar with his step sister Raliatben， his elder brothers Lakshimidas and Karsandas。 He went to school。 His father Karanchand was diwan of Porbandar State。 He lived in a three storied residence。 He was married to Kasturba at the age of 13- years。 In 1874。 His father left for Rajkot to join a Diwan。 His mother Putli bai taught him Hindu religious customs。 She observed fasts， performed puja & visited temple daily。 Because of his being busy with marriage ceremonies， he was one year absent from class。 Religion in India- Hindus and Muslim lived in India。 Muslim population was collected in North west and north east of India。 When he was 16- year old， his father expired。 In year 1887， he competed his High School studies。 Chapter 2- Attorney in London- on 04 September， 1888， at the age of 18 years， Gandhi left for London by ship。 He remained a vegetarian。 He took admission in University College， London。 He dined at a vegetarian restaurant at Farringdon Street。 He attempted to learn violin， dance， French language， pleasing manners in London。 In 3- years he completed his education and returned on 10 June， 1891 to India。 Chapter 3- An Unwanted guest- Gandhi was not able to settle in Court in Bombay and Rajkot。 He got an offer of work as Vakil in Durban， Africa for one year。 He left his wife and two children Harilal and Manilal in the guardianship of his elder brother Laxmidas and left for Durban by ship。 He had to travel from Durban to Pretoria。 He was travelling with a first class ticket。 He was kicked out the compartment and thrown off a train at Pietermaritzburg railway station after refusing to leave the first-class。 At Pretoria， a coachman did not provide seat in the coach to him， for being coloured person。 He had to travel on foot board。 But these incidents changed Gandhi to a self- respecting Indian Attorney。 During that period， South Africa was governed by the British and Dutch。 Cape Colony and Natal were British while Dutch /boars governed Transvaal and Orange Free State。 Indians were brought as labour to Natal to work in sugarcane and coffee farms。 From 1860 to 1894 there were 4300 Indian and 40000 British in Natal。 In order to control rise in Indian population， British brought in laws which reduced the rights of Indians。 In Pretoria， Gandhi delivered a speech about fighting with British for their rights。 Gandhi decided not to return to India but to fight for their rights in South Africa。 Chapter 4- Truth- In 1894， Gandhi formed Natal Congress to fight the British foandr granting participation in governance of South Africa。 1- Indians had to pay separate tax， 2- their marriages were not recognized as only Christian marriages were recognized， 3- at night Indians could not move out after 9。00 PM without permit， 4- Indians were not allowed to vote for their members。 After three years in Natal， in the year 1896， Gandhi returned to India and returned back with his wife， two sons and his brother’s son。 In 1899， war started between Dutch Boers and British soldiers。 In order to get better rights with British， Gandhi organized Indian Ambulance Corps with 100 volunteers to help bring the wounded soldiers to hospital。 After the war， British brought more restrictions on Indians。 In 1903， Gandhi started a newspaper named INDIAN OPINION， in which medicines for natural cure of ailments， problems of Indians， laws of British， were informed。 Chapter 5- Satyagraha- in 1906， British passed a law under which Indians had to give finger prints and take a license。 Police could enter their residence and check their license。 Gandhi started non-co-operation movement by asking Indians not to register for license。 This law was not applicable to other communities of South Africa。 Indians were put in jails for noncompliance。 In 1904， started Phoenix settlement near Durban， in 1909， Tolstoy farm near Johannesburg。 During strikes， non-violence was practiced。 Up to 1991， apartheid was practiced in South Africa。 In 1994， these apartheid laws were abolished by formation a new government under Nelson Mandela。 Chapter 5- Mahatma Gandhi in India- 。。。more

Val ，

Complet la información， corto y preciso。 Con ilustración

Grazie Mille ，

He got married at 13？？？ Well I definitely wasn't aware of that。 I didn't know anything about his work in South Africa either， but it was very interesting to read about that because I recently read Born a Crime by Trevor Noah， which talked a lot of about growing up in South Africa and explained the apartheid。 He got married at 13？？？ Well I definitely wasn't aware of that。 I didn't know anything about his work in South Africa either， but it was very interesting to read about that because I recently read Born a Crime by Trevor Noah， which talked a lot of about growing up in South Africa and explained the apartheid。 。。。more

Maddie。W ，

I think that this book was ok。 It was kind of interesting but not really。 Great for people who like nonfiction。

Tracy ，

A great Children's history book about Gandhi。 I had no idea he was a lawyer！ Fascinating story。。。。 A great Children's history book about Gandhi。 I had no idea he was a lawyer！ Fascinating story。。。。 。。。more

Apzmarshl ，

I love this series。 It's brief and easy to understand。 We learned a lot about Gandhi， apartheid， civil disobedience， etc。。。 I love this series。 It's brief and easy to understand。 We learned a lot about Gandhi， apartheid， civil disobedience， etc。。。 。。。more

Yassmeen Altaif ，

I know Gandhi before and I love him， because I know he boycotted the British to take independence for his country。“I learned from Al-Hussein how to be oppressed in order to declare victory。” This saying is one of my favorites。 Today after read this good and simple book I know most of thing about Gandhi and India。 The book is gave me more information and improved my English language。 Gandhi is Indian person。 He studied law in England。 Gandhi was shy， then changed after he went to South Africa aft I know Gandhi before and I love him， because I know he boycotted the British to take independence for his country。“I learned from Al-Hussein how to be oppressed in order to declare victory。” This saying is one of my favorites。 Today after read this good and simple book I know most of thing about Gandhi and India。 The book is gave me more information and improved my English language。 Gandhi is Indian person。 He studied law in England。 Gandhi was shy， then changed after he went to South Africa after seeing the racist treatment of Indians。 Hence， Gandhi became another brave person who demanded independence for his country and justice for all。 。。。more

Harriette ，

Good summary and overview not only of Gandhi's life and times but also includes sidebar information about Hinduism， Islam， South Africa and details of colonialism in India。 Good summary and overview not only of Gandhi's life and times but also includes sidebar information about Hinduism， Islam， South Africa and details of colonialism in India。 。。。more

David Rough ，

This is a nice， concise biography of Gandhi。 It does a good job of providing the issues of non-violent protests， the Hindu worldview， the caste system in India， and the movement for India's independence from Britain。 This is a good introduction to the life and mission of Gandhi。 This is a nice， concise biography of Gandhi。 It does a good job of providing the issues of non-violent protests， the Hindu worldview， the caste system in India， and the movement for India's independence from Britain。 This is a good introduction to the life and mission of Gandhi。 。。。more

Madlyn ，

Good read

Pluma Literaria ，

¿Quién fue Gandhi？ Fue un líder social que impacto al mundo con su pensamiento pacifista， con la marcha de la sal， Gandhi logro unir al pueblo indio e iniciar el camino hacia la liberación del gobierno británico。 El valor de su lucha está en que no tuvo que utilizar las armas， sino las palabras y sus actos fueron más poderosos que cualquier armamento bélico。 El mensaje que transmitió fue sencillo: encontrar la verdad a través del amor y el cuidado de los demás。 Es una biografía ilustrada escrita ¿Quién fue Gandhi？ Fue un líder social que impacto al mundo con su pensamiento pacifista， con la marcha de la sal， Gandhi logro unir al pueblo indio e iniciar el camino hacia la liberación del gobierno británico。 El valor de su lucha está en que no tuvo que utilizar las armas， sino las palabras y sus actos fueron más poderosos que cualquier armamento bélico。 El mensaje que transmitió fue sencillo: encontrar la verdad a través del amor y el cuidado de los demás。 Es una biografía ilustrada escrita por Dana Meachen Rau， es realmente esplendida， en ella se describe y explica de una manera comprensible， entretenida y sencilla la vida de ese ser extraordinario que dejo huellas positivas en la historia de la humanidad。 Dentro de este universo narrativo somos testigos de los hechos más importantes que rodearon la vida de este líder mundial de la paz， conocemos un poco sobre su matrimonio que se llevó a cabo cuando tenía 13 años y su mujer igual de joven， de su paso por Sudáfrica， sus últimos días en la India， dedicó su existencia a luchar por los derechos y la independencia de su pueblo。 Es una lectura rápida， que te engancha desde las primeras palabras。 。。。more

Yvonne ，

I learned a lot about Gandhi that I was unaware of， so this was a good book。 Very educational and an easy read。

Sophia ，

Who Was Gandhi？ by Dana Meachen RauPublished November 13th 2014<3Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India。 Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa， he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the later part of his life working to make India an independent nation。 Calling for non-violent civil disobedience， Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world。 Gandhi is recognized internation Who Was Gandhi？ by Dana Meachen RauPublished November 13th 2014<3Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India。 Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa， he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the later part of his life working to make India an independent nation。 Calling for non-violent civil disobedience， Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world。 Gandhi is recognized internationally as a symbol of hope， peace， and freedom。 。。。more

Katie ，

This wasn't as interesting for me as other ones。 This wasn't as interesting for me as other ones。 。。。more

Chelsea ，

Dana Meachen Rau unfolds the story of Mohandas Gandhi through her creative biography Who Was Gandhi？。 With the help of artist Jerry Hoare， Dana begins Gandhi's story in 1869 India。 The novel discusses both the positive and negative aspects of Mohandas’ life。 The book starts with the birth of Gandhi and an introduction to his family members such as his strictly religious mother， Putlibai。 Gandhi's mother left a big impact on his character as written in the book “His mother’s devotion left a big i Dana Meachen Rau unfolds the story of Mohandas Gandhi through her creative biography Who Was Gandhi？。 With the help of artist Jerry Hoare， Dana begins Gandhi's story in 1869 India。 The novel discusses both the positive and negative aspects of Mohandas’ life。 The book starts with the birth of Gandhi and an introduction to his family members such as his strictly religious mother， Putlibai。 Gandhi's mother left a big impact on his character as written in the book “His mother’s devotion left a big impression on little Mohan。 He saw her as a saint。”。 Due to having a religious family， Gandhi needed to have an arranged marriage with Katsurbai （whom he later divorced in his lifetime）。 After Gandhi attended school in London to gain his degree in law， he returned home but had to leave his family once again since he could not find work in India。 The first experience of racism Gandhi had ever experienced occurred in South Africa on a train in first class。 A European man had complained about an Indian riding first-class; because of this Gandhi had to leave the train。 Multiple racially charged interactions similar to this event sparked Gandhi's passion for activism for his Indian community。 Thus， Gandhi started finding peaceful ways for the British to cooperate with the Indians such as working together in wars and creating Indian ambulance corps。 Gandhi later published articles weekly in his weekly journal called the Indian Opinion。 After twenty years of tough labor， Gandhi’s hopes finally made a change。 South Africa’s government had passed the Indian Relief Act。 Although Gandhi had made a difference in South Africa， he had hoped he could do the same in India， although he had much work to do。 In fact， Gandhi’s teachings and morals had reached India; when he arrived the country greeted him as a hero。 British military brutality had a strong hand in India。 For instance， a proclamation set out by the government stated no meeting of Indians could happen。 The day after， a crowd of ten-twenty thousand Indians had gathered to celebrate the religious new year Many did not hear of the proclamation and General Dyer arrived。 On April 13th， almost four hundred people were killed and about one thousand wounded。 Gandhi understood he could no longer give loyalty to the government。 tTherefore， Dana Meachen Rau’s Who Is Gandhi？ includes critical historical events and facts with incredible， accurate sketches。 The biography book accurately goes through and recreates occurrences Gandhi himself had experienced。 I would recommend this book to children age 11 and above to inspire young children。 An exceptional role model would be Gandhi， he lived a wonderful life。 As shown in the book， Gandhi resulted as one loved by all， “After five days of negotiations， both Hindu and Muslim political leaders came before Gandhi and agreed to his terms。 They did not want to see him suffer。” If one ever wonders what the once wise Gandhi endured and accomplished in his life， this book is a must-read。 。。。more

Mustafa Nuwaidri ，

هذا المهاتما وهذه أعماله 。。 يا ليت شعري هل أتت آماله ؟！ اسمه الأول موهانداس، تبدو بالعربية تشبه كلمة مهندس، ولد موهانداس غاندي لأسرة ميسورة الحال في إحدى قرى الهند تتبع الديانة الهندوسية، بين أب له وظيفة جيدة وبين أم متدينة مترهبنة تكثر من الصلوات الهندوسية والصوم والامتناع عن الأكل على طريقة تعاليميهم الدينية، إلى درجة انها كانت كثيرا ما تمتنع عن الطعام وتقول لن آكل حتى تشرق الشمس، فكان ابناءها ينتظرون بفارغ الصبر أن تشرق الشمس من أجل أن تأكل والدتهم، هذه الرهبنة الهندوسية وبالذات الامتناع عن ا هذا المهاتما وهذه أعماله 。。 يا ليت شعري هل أتت آماله ؟！ اسمه الأول موهانداس، تبدو بالعربية تشبه كلمة مهندس، ولد موهانداس غاندي لأسرة ميسورة الحال في إحدى قرى الهند تتبع الديانة الهندوسية، بين أب له وظيفة جيدة وبين أم متدينة مترهبنة تكثر من الصلوات الهندوسية والصوم والامتناع عن الأكل على طريقة تعاليميهم الدينية، إلى درجة انها كانت كثيرا ما تمتنع عن الطعام وتقول لن آكل حتى تشرق الشمس، فكان ابناءها ينتظرون بفارغ الصبر أن تشرق الشمس من أجل أن تأكل والدتهم، هذه الرهبنة الهندوسية وبالذات الامتناع عن الطعام ستكون إحدى أكثر وسائل غاندي المؤثرة في استقلال الهند ، وهي الإضراب عن الطعام。كانت الهند آنذاك تحت الاستعمار البريطاني، فكانت بريطانيا تؤمن مصالح كبرى وتحصل على ثروات هائلة بسبب هذا الاستعمار، منها مثلا الملح الهندي المنثور في شواطئ الهند والتي كانت بريطانيا تحظر على الهنود أن يجمعوه ويصنعوه، وتحتكر استخراجه وصناعته لشركاتها الكبرى، وعى غاندي الظلم الذي يتعرض له الهنود من الاستعمار البريطاني، كما قدر له أن يسافر إلى بريطانيا ليتعلم في جامعاتها وكان تخصصه الحقوق، فتخرج محاميا يحس بأوجاع قومه ، رغم انه فشل في الترافع في المحاكم لأنه كان خجولا جدا。قدر لغاندي أن يذهب للعمل في جنوب افريقيا ، مع كثير من العمالة الهندية التي كانت تعمل هناك، وعاش اكثر من عشرين سنة تطور فيها أداءه وخبرته، اكسبت غاندي خبرته في الهند وبريطانيا وجنوب افريقيا إلى معرفة الأوجاع التي عاناها الهنود من البريطانيين، منها العنصرية التي تمثل احتقار العرق الهندي في مظاهر عدة منها الفصل العنصري ومنها التعامل معهم بقسوة ومنها حرمانهم من قيادة انفسهم بأنفسهم، وشيئا فشيئا شكل غاندي مجموعة قيم ومبادئ للحصول على مطالب الشعب ، وهو عبر اتخاذ الطرق السلمية ومنهج اللاعنف، ، فيتم التظاهر السلمي مثلا، ويمتنع الناس عن العمل ، ويضرب عن الطعام ، ويقومون بأعمال تخالف القانون ، اذا كان هذا القانون غير منصفا برأيهم ، مثل استخراج الملح وصناعته وهو الامر الذي كانت تحظره بريطانيا ، كل هذه الأعمال آمن غاندي بها وحاول تطبيقها أولا في جنوب أفريقيا للجالية الهندية هناك، ونجح نجاحا كبيرا ، وشيئا فشيئا تحول إلى شخصية نضالية مشهورة。عندما عاد غاندي إلى الهند، وكان له حضور كبير، كان هدفه موجها نحو استقلال الهند من بريطانيا، كما كان يحمل أفكارا في الإصلاح الداخلي، ففي تعاليم الديانة الهندوسية هناك تقسيم بين الطبقات ، هناك اربع طبقات ، الطبقة الأولى والثانية من يحوز عليها الحكام و النبلاء ورجال الدين والمحاربين، أم الطبقة الثالثة فهي التي ينتمي لها غاندي، وهي طبقة العمال والحرفيين، اما الطبقة الأخيرة، فهي طبقة العبيد والخادمين الذين توكل بهم المهمات الدنيا مثل التنظيف، وكان لغاندي موقف من هذا التقسيم ونجح إلى حد كبير في التخفيف منه ، وهذا في نظري أصعب المهام التي يقوم بها أي انسان ، وهو نقد الذات والمجتمع الذي جاء منه، فهو سيحصل على الكثير من الاتباع في نضاله ضد الاستعمار، ولكنه سيحصل على الكثير من الانتقادات والهجوم من قومه حين ينقدهم، ولكن مع ذلك كان مصلحا من الداخل كما كان مصلحا من الخارج، وله أمر يحسب له كثير هو موقفه المحب من المسلمين ، وكان المسلمين آنذاك نسبة كبيرة من الهند الكبرى التي كانت تضم باكستان و بنغلادش، وكان هذا الرجل غاندي يؤمن بوطن يعيش فيه المسلمين والهندوس متساوين ومتعايشين ، وهم الذين قضوا الف سنة في حروب وصراعات لا تنتهي، وكان كل شيء يبدو له علاج 。。 مشكلة الاستعمار، والإصلاح وغيرها، ولكن مشكلة الطائفية والتعايش كانت داءا عيائا لم يتمكن غاندي من حلها。كان غاندي متقللا زاهدا، يؤمن بمبدأ عدم التملك، وهو ألا يسعى الانسان إلى الكثير من الأمور المادية، وكان هذا كله مستوحى من ديانته الهندوسية ومن طريقة أمه في الزهد والامتناع عن الطعام وأداء الصلوات الهندوسية، اكسبته هذه الشخصية الروحية حبا لدى الهندوس وكذلك المسلمين الذين يشتركون في تقدير قيمة الزهد والصوم والابتعاد عن الماديات، وشخصية غاندي تأثرت بها كثير من حركات التحرر ومنها التيارات الإسلامية ، وكان مثالا حاولوا أن يجاروه ويتعلموا منه، تخيل كيف هي مشاعرك عندما ترى رجلا في الستين يمشي قرابة اربعمئة كيلومتر في تظاهرة جماعية ليصل إلى البحر ويلتقط الملح كي يرسل رسالة بأن من حقهم أن يحصلوا على ملحهم ومن حقهم أن يستقلوا。قاد غاندي ثورة عارمة من اللاعنف في الهند للحصول على الاستقلال، وتعرض للسجن عدة مرات، و انضم اليه في هذه الثورة قطاع كبير من الشعب ، وتظاهروا في كل ارجاء القارة الهندية ، وامتنعوا عن العمل، وسقط منهم آلاف الضحايا تحت بنادق الجنود البريطانيين، كما استخدم البعض من الهنود العنف وقتلوا بعض البريطانيين، وكان غاندي يرفض العنف ويؤكد على الالتزام بالسلمية ، وكان إذا أراد أن يوصل رسالة الى البريطانيين او الهنود، أضرب عن الطعام من أجل أن تتحقق مطالبه، ومع دخول بريطانيا في الحرب العالمية الثانية ارسل غاندي رسالة إلى حاكم بريطانيا فحواها أننا سنكون معكم في حربكم بشرط أن تعدونا بإعطائنا الاستقلال، وماهي الا عدة سنوات حتى انجلى البريطانيين عن الهند ليسلموا الحكم إلى غاندي وصديقه جواهر لال نهرو。كان غاندي حيا حين استقلت الهند وتم تسليم الحكم بالكامل إليهم، ولكن في ذلك الوقت كان صراع أخطر يجري في الهند بين الهندوس والمسلمين، وبدى ان لا ثمة حل إلا تقسيم الهند إلى ثلاثة دول، باكستان المسلمة في الغرب وبنغلادش المسلمة في الشرق، والهند الهندوسية ذات الحجم الأكبر، وحدث نزوح للطوائف وحدثت كثير من القلاقل والفتن الطائفية، وكان غاندي يرى مئات الآلاف من القتلى تسقط في مثل هذه الحروب الأهلية، ففي النضال ضد بريطانيا لم يسقط سوى عدد قليل بالمقارنة بمن يسقطون الآن، واعلن غاندي اضرابه عن الطعام من أجل أن يتوقف الهندوس والمسلمون عن قتال بعضهم، وبدى انهم استجابوا شيئا ما، وفي يوم من سنة 1948 وقف غاندي خطيبا في حشد من الهندوس ليخبرهم بأهمية التعايش ونبذ العنف، وكانوا يرونه متحيزا للمسلمين، وإذا برجل هندوسي متطرف يتقدم إلى المنصة ويسدد نحوه مسدده ويفرغ مافيه من طلقات، حينها سقط غاندي منهيا حياته ، سعى إلى استقلال وطنه، واهتم بجميع الطوائف واحس بمعاناة الجميع ، آمن بالزهد والتقلل من الأملاك والأموال، ونجح إلى حد كبير في أن يعبر بالهند بجميع طوائفها إلى الاستقلال ، وإلى خيار التقسيم الذي وإن كان مرا ولكنه ضمن حق الجميع。نتعلم من قصة غاندي أن القائد ينبغي لا يكون متهورا يسبب لشعبه الهلاك ولا متعصبا يسبب الهلاك للآخرين، كان غاندي فيما يظهر لي قائدا عاقلا ، فمبدأ اللاعنف الذي جاء به 。。 عقل ، مبدأ نقد الذات ورفض الطبقية التي جاءت بها تعاليمهم الدينية 。。 عقل ، المحبة لجميع طوائف الشعب وإرادة تحقيق مصلحتهم دون تفرقة 。。 عقل ،، الزهد في كل شيء حتى في الحكم 。。 عقل وحكمة كبيرة ، عدم محاباة طائفتك إلى درجة أن يقتلك أحد متطرفيها 。。 عقل وأي عقل، من جهة أخرى لا أريد أن أضع لغاندي صورة ملائكية فله سلبياته الكثيرة التي لم أهتم بالبحث عنها ، فمن قصصه الغريبة أنه كان يسافر على الدرجة الثالثة الاقتصادية كي يظهر متأسيا بالشعب، ولكن كان ذلك مكلفا على الدولة أكثر من لو كان قد سافر في طائرة خاصة ، لأن الحكومة تضطر إلى الكثير من الإجراءات الأمنية وإخلاء المقاعد ، فتأملت في هذا الأمر وقلت في نفسي ربما كان إصرار غاندي على أن يبدو زاهدا أهم عنده من الزهد نفسه ، ففي قيم الإسلام من أعلى مراتب الزهد أن يزهد المؤمن في زهده، أي أن لا يظهر هذا الزهد وألا يعتد به ، وكان غاندي لا يأكل إلا طعاما محددا جدا وهو الحليب وبعض الفواكه المجففة، وكان يرفض ما سواه حتى لو كان مقدما له في وليمة، وقد تكون هذه القيم مرتبطة بديانته وقيمه الروحية التي نختلف معها، كما ان لغاندي مواقف غريبة تثير النفور بل وله مخازي نتنزه عن ذكرها ، ونحن في النهاية لا نبرأه من ضلوعه في أي أخطاء أو حتى جرائم قد تكون حدثت في فترة نضاله ضد البريطانيين أو في فترة وصوله للسلطة باعتباره كان سياسيا كباقي السياسين。 。。。more

Lujain Mohammad ，

Lovely and sweet only 100 pages I have finished it in 1 day love how they made his life simple and easy to understand OMG this man passed through alooooot 。

Sophie Crane ，

Gandhi like Martin Luther King used non-Violent methods in his campaigns & sadly like Luther King was Taken from this Earth far Too Soon。

Vᥲᥣᥱ ，

Gran libro， con datos y detalles interesantes。 Se lee rápido gracias a la forma en que está escrito。 Tiene muy lindas ilustraciones。

Roya ，

It is good to know a brief about his life

Tim Baumgartner ，

Gandhi is SUCH an interesting figure。-He left to another CONTINENT [Europe--England]--during his college years to become a lawyer。-He was told he would be kicked out of the Modh Bania [Vanya] caste [merchant] and become an Untouchable [In 1950， Untouchables were given equal rights under law。 The term "dalit" refers to those once called "Untouchables。"] （23） since this was against his caste's rules。 This didn't stop him。 When he went BACK to India， he bathed in the Godavari River to wash away the Gandhi is SUCH an interesting figure。-He left to another CONTINENT [Europe--England]--during his college years to become a lawyer。-He was told he would be kicked out of the Modh Bania [Vanya] caste [merchant] and become an Untouchable [In 1950， Untouchables were given equal rights under law。 The term "dalit" refers to those once called "Untouchables。"] （23） since this was against his caste's rules。 This didn't stop him。 When he went BACK to India， he bathed in the Godavari River to wash away the sins of England [recommended by his brother]。 （27）-He ALSO went to Africa [South Africa] about 5 years later [by this time， BOTH his parents had died， he was married， AND was a father]。-He faced discrimination a BUNCH！ （i。e。 kicked off a train for being Indian）-In South Africa， Gandhi developed his philosophy of life。 He called it "satyagraha"--from the words "satya" （truth） and "agraha" （force）。 "Truth force" became the weapon he used against the unfair treatment of the Indian population [It ended up being used by MLK Jr。]。 "Satyagraha" included ideas about noncooperation， nonviolence， and nonpossession。 （42）-Noncooperation， or civil disobedience， means nonviolent ways of breaking a law， if the law is unfair。-Nonviolence means doing no harm and loving others instead of fighting them。-Nonpossession means living a simple life with very few possessions， and using only what one needs， never more。Growing up， based on this book， it seemed he was raised Hindu， but coming across these beliefs makes me think he COULD have been Jain。 I still am not sure。Apartheid means separatenessRabindranath Tagore， a famous poet of the time， called Gandhi "Mahatma，" which means "Great Soul。" I didn't realize Gandhi was involved in SO many instances of fighting injustice。 But he influenced SO many leaders because of his threats to "starve himself。" When opponents heard of him doing this for days and weeks at a time， it brought political pressure on them and they often caved to Gandhi's demands。 This seems to relate to the Jain term "sallekhana，" which makes me wonder if he was Jain。 Or， if he just liked the idea and adopted it for himself。Another thing I realized from reading this book is how many people died as a result of what he was doing。 I also didn't remember he was killed by a Hindu extremist [Nathuram Godse] who bowed in front of him and then shot him 3 times。 In the end， it was the conflict of Muslims and Hindus along the Pakistan/India border that led to the end of his life。 This makes me think of my Ethics Professor， Glen Stassen and his book "Just Peacemaking: The New Paradigm for the Ethics of Peace and War，" which has 10 initiatives that can bring it about:1。 Support nonviolent direct action2。 Take independent initiatives to reduce threat3。 Use cooperative conflict resolution4。 Acknowledge responsibility for conflict and injustice and seek repentance and forgiveness5。 Advanced democracy， human rights， and religious liberty6。 Foster just and sustainable economic development7。 Work with emerging cooperative forces in the international system8。 Strengthen the United Nations and international efforts for cooperation and human rights9。 Reduce offensive weapons and weapons trade10。 Encourage grassroots peacemaking groups and voluntary associationsThat being said， it's SO DIFFICULT being a leader， and no decision ends up being a decision。 So， things NEED to be done。 I just didn't realize how much violence was happening from Pakistan becoming a new country in 1947。 Can't help but think of North & South Korea， along with the Israeli/Palestinian conflict， etc。What I would like to read more about is regarding Gandhi's quote， “I like your Christ， I do not like your Christians。 Your Christians are so unlike your Christ。” 。。。more

Susan Forsgren ，

Wonderful， children's biography。 Wonderful， children's biography。 。。。more

Sally Sabrawi ，

Impressive！Biographies have never been my choice。I am thankful to the authors of this illustrative collection。 This is my second book and definitely I will make it and complete the rest。 👍🏼

Rachel ，

It did share informaiton that I dind't previously have。 It dialed way back on the actual violence of the Amritsar Massacre in 1919， while still giving enough information for adults to do the math。 It did share informaiton that I dind't previously have。 It dialed way back on the actual violence of the Amritsar Massacre in 1919， while still giving enough information for adults to do the math。 。。。more

David Monroe ，

Interesting readGhandi was an influential man。 It was fun to learn about him。 Religious people fascinate me。 So much suffering and pain to get what he wanted and then struck down by his own。

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