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Mahatma Gandhi was shot and
killed on this very spot by an
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assassin's bullet on the 30th
of January 1948. He was walking
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from Birla House to the
lawn where his evening outdoor
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prayer meeting was held. When he
got here he was approached by a
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young man dressed in a khaki
bush jacket and blue trousers.
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Then man greeted Gandhi with the
customary Hindi salutation of
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Namaste, that is with folded
hands. He smiled at him and said
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a few words. The man then
stepped forward and whipped out
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a revolver from his inside
pocket and fired three shots at
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point-blank range. The bullets
struck Gandhi in the chest. He
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raised his hands in the
same greeting as he fell to the
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ground. He was carried back to
Birla House where he died half
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half an hour later. India was
in a state of shock. There were
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outpourings of grief, a state
of public mourning followed.
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Mahatma Gandhi the father of the
nation was dead, assassinated by
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a religious fanatic.
India mourned the loss of it's
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greatest healer. Gandhi was
gone but his legacy lived on. He
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brought down an empire
by preaching brotherhood and
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nonviolence. He was the catalyst
if not the initiator of three of
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the major revolutions of
the 20th century: The movement
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against colonialism, racism and
violence. And he left a special
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message for you and me. Stay
tuned. You just must hear it.
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It could change
your life forever.
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Some of the most passionate
debate and even trivial
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conversations people have
today center around the topic of
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global influence and popularity.
Who are the most popular and
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influential people of all time?
Who's had the most impact on
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on the history of the world?
There are even lists of the most
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influential people in all of
human history. These lists rank
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people according to the
significant impact they've made
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on how we live our lives today
and how big an influence they've
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had on how modern society works.
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No matter which list you look
at the old or the new, Mahatma
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Gandhi always ranks highly
amongst the most important and
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influential people in all of
history. Gandhi was the leader
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of the nationalist movement
against British colonial rule of
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India. He used nonviolent
principles and peaceful
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disobedience to gain Indian
independence. Gandhi showed the
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world that you didn't have
to have a title or authority or
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military power to change the
world and make a difference. He
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demonstrated that oppressed
peoples should not put up with
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their condition. They should
stand up for their rights but
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they should do it in a peaceful
manner. Hate does not overcome
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hate. War does not overcome war.
He was an example that peace
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overcomes hate. He was
assassinated shortly after
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achieving his life goal of
Indian independence. In India
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he's known as the Father of
the Nation and today the name
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Mahatma Gandhi is one of the
best known names in the world.
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Mahatma Gandhi, more commonly
known today as Mahatma meaning
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great soul was born on the 2nd
of October 1869 in Porbandar, a
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picturesque seaport on the
Arabian Sea in the present day
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Indian state of Gujarat in
northwest India. It was here in
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the family's three-story
300-year-old ancestral home that
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Gandhi entered the world
and spent his early years.
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His father, Karamchand, was
a local politician serving as
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prime minister to a number of
local Indian princes. His mother
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Putlibai was illiterate but
her common sense and religious
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devotion had a lasting impact on
young Gandhi and played a major
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role in molding his character.
Gandhi's mother was strongly
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influenced by Jainism, an
ancient Indian religion that's
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main beliefs include peace and
nonviolence, fasting, meditation
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and vegetarianism along with the
tolerance of other religions and
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beliefs. These concepts would
play a major role in Gandhi's
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belief system and activities
in later years. The family was
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relatively well off by the
standards of this rural region.
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They owned this house and
several others in the region
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and were able to afford a nurse
and a good education for the
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young Gandhi. Gandhi was born
and educated in the midst of the
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Victorian era when the British
empire was approaching the
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height of its power. At the time
it was said, The sun never sets
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in the British Empire. Their
empire spanned the globe. In the
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year that Gandhi was born the
British governed a quarter of
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the world's land and population.
More than the Roman and Spanish
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Empires at their height. But
India was the jewel in the crown
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of the great empire. The British
had replaced the Moguls as the
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overlords of the entire region
and established a system of
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imperial rule. They ensured that
the wealth of the subcontinent
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flowed into Britain. At the age
of 19, after his father died,
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Gandhi left home and traveled
to England to gain a degree in
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in law at the Inner Temple Law
School in London. Around this
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time he became interested
in world religions and was
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introduced to the Bible for the
first time. Gandhi was deeply
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influenced by the teachings of
Jesus, particularly the sermon
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on the mount with its emphasis
on humility, forgiveness and
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peace. Jesus of the Bible became
the major source of inspiration
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for many of the concepts
he promoted. Gandhi remained
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committed to the Bible and its
message of peace throughout his
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life. On completing his degree
in law Gandhi returned to India.
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He set up a law practice
in Bombay, but met with little
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success. He soon accepted a
position with an Indian firm
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that sent him to its office
in South Africa. Gandhi was
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appalled by the discrimination
he experienced as an Indian in
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South Africa. When a European
magistrate in Durban asked him
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to take off his turban he
refused and left the courtroom.
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On the train journey from Durban
to the national capital Pretoria
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Gandhi was thrown off the train
for refusing to move from his
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first class seat to a third
class even though he held a
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valid first class ticket.
Then he was beaten up by a white
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stage coach driver for refusing
to give up his seat for a
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European passenger. That train
journey served as a turning
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point for Gandhi.
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It was his moment of
truth. No longer would he accept
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injustice as the norm.
He resolved to oppose racial
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discrimination and defend his
dignity as an Indian and as a
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human being. Soon he began
developing and teaching, the
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concept of civil disobedience
and protest. He called his non
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violent protest satyagraha or
passive resistance. It centered
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around peaceful noncooperation
with authorities. After 21 years
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in South Africa, Gandhi returned
to India in 1915. He landed in
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Bombay is now known as Mumbai
and began a relationship with
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the city and its people
that spanned decades and only
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strengthened overtime. Whenever
Gandhi visited Bombay in 1917
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and 1934 he stayed here in this
simple old style building on the
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Bruna Road in the comparatively
quiet area known as Yomdedi.
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It's now been converted into
a museum known as Manibabwan but
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the most moving part of any
visit to Manibabwan is seeing
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Gandhi's simple room on the
second floor. It's furnished
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only with a small mattress on
the floor, some low tables and
his iconic spinning
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wheel that's been immortalized
in the center of India's
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national flag. After landing
in Bombay Gandhi traveled 400 km
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north and settled in Ahmedabad
the capital of his home state of
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Gujarat with a small group of
relatives and followers who were
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with him in Africa. After two
years he established the Ashram
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a religiously oriented communal
farm on 36 acres of peaceful
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shady ground along the banks
of the Subamate River. He chose
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this quiet and peaceful location
so that he could continue his
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search for truth as well as
try farming, keeping cows and
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growing crops. He learned the
art of spinning and weaving so
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that he could make his own
clothes. Gandhi lived here for
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12 years and the
Sabarmati Ashram became his
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headquarters during the long
struggle for Indian independence
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It still contains some
of Gandhi's furniture and
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belongings including his writing
desk and some of his letters.
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His search for truth involved
him providing lectures to his
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followers and students from
the Gita as well as the Bible,
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especially the sermon on the
mount. His teachings from the
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Bible even led to accusations
that he was a secret Christian
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Gandhi gathered and combined
the teachings of various
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religions. He was deeply moved
by the concept of sacrifice,
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Yajna. He found the idea of
sacrifice full of beauty and
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power. He saw this ideal
of sacrifice as a basis of all
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religions. The chief example
of this concept was Jesus Christ
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But although he admired Jesus
and his teachings, Gandhi never
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did become a Christian.
Something stopped him from
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making that decision and taking
that step. When Gandhi arrived
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here in Ackminabad World
War I was raging. Indian troops
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Rajpal, Sikhs, Gathas and
Punjabi Muslims were making a
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major contribution to the
British war effort. Indian
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regiments sailed over seas and
fought alongside their Canadian
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and Australian counterparts.
Indian nationalists who were
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committed to independence
loyally supported the British
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government during the war fully
expecting that British victory
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would end with Indian self-rule
on the dominion model. But
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instead of self-rule India got
repressive legislation. During
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the war the British government
of India enacted a series of
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repressive emergency powers
that were intended to combat
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subversive activities. This
allowed the British to imprison
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anyone suspected of
revolutionary conspiracy for up
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to two years without a trial.
When the war ended the people of
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India expected that those
measures would be removed and
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that India would be given
more political independence. But
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instead the British Government
of India passed what became
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known as the Rowlett Act in
early 1919 which essentially
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extended the repressive wartime
measures and aimed them at the
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independence movement. This was
met with widespread anger and
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discontent among Indians across
the country. The people detested
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the new laws. Indian members of
the legislative council resigned
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their seats in protest. Mahatma
Gandhi took the protest further.
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In early April from Mit ashram
he called for a one-day general
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strike throughout the country
as the first step in a full
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scale campaign of nonviolent
noncooperation against the new
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laws. The first implementation
of the new laws occurred on the
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10th of April here in the heart
of Punjab in the Sikh holy city
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of Armrusta and the home of
the spectacular golden temple,
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Sikhism's most sacred
shrine. The government arrested
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prominent Indian leaders who had
called for protest against the
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new laws and banished them from
the city without formal charges
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or trials. This sparked violent
riots in which a mob was on the
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rampage killing several
Europeans, leaving an English
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female missionary for dead
and looting banks and public
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buildings. A force of several
dozen troops commanded by
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Brigadier-General Dyer
were called into Amritsar to
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restore order. They immediately
banned all public gatherings but
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despite this a crowd of over
10,000 Indians gathered herein
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this enclosure called
Jallianwala Bagh near the golden
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temple. Dyer marched a force
of 90 Gergedan Indian soldiers
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into this enclosure and blocked
off the exits. Then without
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warning the troops opened fire
on the unarmed crowd trapped in
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the enclosure. The soldiers
fired off 100s of rounds and
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kept firing until they ran out
of ammunition. According to an
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official figure over 1500
unarmed protestors were killed
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or wounded though other
estimates suggest much higher
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casualties. Many died when they
leapt into a deep well to escape
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the gunfire. After they ceased
firing, the troops immediately
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withdrew from the place leaving
behind the dead and wounded.
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Today Jallianwala Bagh or
Martyr's Park attracts crowds of
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visitors eager to
revisit history. They walk down
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Historical Lane along bullet
wall where the bullet holes are
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marked white.
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They look down Martyr's
Well where many jumped to their
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death in an attempt to avoid
the bullets They follow the sign
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posts to the exact location from
where the soldiers opened fire
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on the people. The Amutsa
massacre was a turning point in
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India's history. It gave
strength to the nationalist
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campaign to oust the British.
Indian outrage grew as news
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of the shooting spread across
the subcontinent. It had a huge
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effect on Gandhi. He was
initially hesitant to act but
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now he decided that India should
not accept anything less than
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full independence. From the
Subamate ashram Gandhi began
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to organize his first
national campaign of mass civil
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disobedience across the country
against the British. Gandhi
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strongly encouraged the
Indian people to boycott British
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products. He advised them to
start making their own clothes
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rather than buying British
clothing. His program of non
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violent, noncooperation against
the British government included
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boycotts not only of
British manufacturers but of
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institutions operated or aided
by the British in India. Courts,
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schools, offices and
legislatures. The impact on the
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economy and the government was
immediate and devastating. The
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British retaliated by passing
the Salt Act which imposed a
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heavy tax on salt and made
it illegal for Indians to make
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their own salt punishable by
at least three years in jail.
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Gandhi decided to mount a highly
visible nonviolent demonstration
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against the repressive Salt Tax.
He called for a salt march. They
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set out from the Ahmedabad
Asheram with a group of
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followers to walk to the coastal
town of Dandi. Dandi is located
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about 385 km from Ahmedabad
on the Arabian sea coast. After
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each day's march Gandhi and his
followers stopped in a different
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village along the route
where increasingly large crowds
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gathered to hear Gandhi speak
against the unfairness of the
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tax on poor people. Thousands of
people joined the march as they
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made their way to Dandi on
the sea. The march took 24 days.
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When they arrived here in Dandi
Gandhi and his followers picked
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up handfuls of salt along
the shore and so technically
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producing salt and breaking
the law. The march captured the
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imagination and support of the
Indian nation. Large groups of
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the population joined in the
protest and refused to work, sat
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in the streets, boycotted the
courts and more. This forced the
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British to the negotiating
table and they invited Gandhi to
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London for a round table
conference. Although Gandhi
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received a warm welcome in
England the conference foundered
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on the issue of how an
independent India would deal
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with its Muslim minority and
Gandhi withdrew from public life
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but independence couldn't be
delayed for long. The British
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surrendered significant amounts
of power to Indians. Mahatma
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Gandhi is one of the most
influential people in human
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history. He was educated in
India or in England and became
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a serious student of the Bible.
He admired and loved Jesus
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Christ and yet he chose
not to become a Christian and a
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follower of Jesus. Why? Well
Gandhi explained the reason to a
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Christian missionary friend
of he, E. Stanley Jones. Jones
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asked Gandhi, Mr. Gandhi, though
you quote the words of Christ
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often why is it that you appear
to so adamantly reject becoming
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his follower? Gandhi's reply was
clear. Oh, I don't reject your
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Christ. I love your Christ.
It is just that so many of you
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Christians are so unlike
your Christ. If Christians would
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really live according to the
teachings of Christ as found in
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the Bible, all of India would be
Christian today. Gandhi didn't
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become a Christian because
he was generally unimpressed by
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what he saw in the lives of
most Christians he knew. Gandhi
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expected to see Christians
demonstrating the qualities of
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Christ like unconditional love,
forgiveness, meekness and a
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willingness to sacrifice.
Gandhi's statements and
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expectations carry a message
for us today, because in our
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contemporary world as
in Gandhi's day, there's a
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desperate need for genuine
Christian witnesses. The Bible
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calls all Christians to
translate what they hear and
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believe into what they practice
and do. Please notice what the
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Bible says in James
chapter 1 and verse 22:
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Christian means a follower of
Christ or being like Christ. In
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other words, a Christian is
a person whose life is based on
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the teachings and example of
Jesus Christ and so people like
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Gandhi and people in our modern
world who read about the life
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and teachings of Jesus in the
Bible expect to see Christians
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living according to those
principles and following the
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example of Jesus and when they
don't see that happening in the
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life of Christians, they get
disillusioned just like Gandhi
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did. Jesus himself said that his
followers would be identified
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by the way they behave and live.
Please notice what Jesus said
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about his followers in
Matthew chapter 7 and verse 16:
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The old saying is true, actions
speak louder than words. Gandhi
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understood this and had a
message, four simple suggestions
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for Christians: 1. Begin to live
more like Jesus. 2. Practice
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your religion without changing
it or watering it down. 3. Put
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your emphasis on love because
love is the heart and soul of
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Christianity. And 4. Respect
other people's views and beliefs
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They were suggestions from
Gandhi. You see he recognized
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that the Bible calls Christians
to live as ambassadors for
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Christ. Notice
what the Bible says in
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2 Corinthians
chapter 5 and verse 20:
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An ambassador represents their
king or country and that's what
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Christians are called to do, to
represent Christ to the people
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around them. And here's the good
news; when Christians accept
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that responsibility they are not
left alone to carry out their
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task. In fact, they're so
important to God's plan to share
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the good news about Jesus
and represent him and expand his
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kingdom that all of heaven stand
behind them, just waiting to
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back them up, defend
them, provide for them, help and
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assist them. If you'd like to be
a true ambassador of Christ to
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the people around you and want
heaven to support you, why not
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make that commitment and claim
God's help and blessing right
00:24:14.28\00:24:18.19
now as we pray.
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Our dear Heavenly Father, we
thank you for Jesus and for the
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many blessings he gives us.
Thank you for the privilege of
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being your ambassador and
representative to our families,
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to our places of employment, and
to our neighborhoods. Lord we
00:24:34.64\00:24:39.94
want to be good ambassadors for
you. We want to represent you
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faithfully and accurately in all
we do and say. Please give us
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the power and ability to do that
We ask in Jesus' name, Amen.
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The story of Mahatma Gandhi has
encouraged and inspired people
00:24:56.76\00:25:02.60
all over the world. He brought
down an empire by proclaiming
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brotherhood and nonviolence.
He influences men like Martin
00:25:07.10\00:25:11.54
Luther King and Nelson Mandela
to fight for freedom through
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nonviolent means. He protected
the rights of the weak and
00:25:15.98\00:25:20.05
defenseless. He was the champion
of the oppressed and downtrodden
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Sometimes we can feel oppressed
and downtrodden when struggling
00:25:24.65\00:25:30.63
with the challenges of life or
frustrated because we can't be
00:25:30.66\00:25:35.06
the ambassador for Christ that
we want to be and are looking
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for ways to live a better life
and find inner peace and true
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happiness. If you'd like to
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