The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
1948 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi; b. 1869), Indian leader and proponent of civil disobedience was assassinated in New Delhi by Hindu fanatic Nathuram Godse. The Mahatma (Great Soul) was on his way to evening prayer at Birla House. Gandhi's principle of satyagraha – using nonviolent methods when working for social change – not only helped deliver independence to India, but has also inspired countless activists, such as Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. During a trip to India in 1959, King met some of Gandhi’s followers and decided the Gandhian method was the one to use in the US civil rights movement, though King had been influenced by Gandhi (and Henry David Thoreau, one of Gandhi’s influences) as early as 1950 ...
Categories: gandhi, india, assassination, nonviolence, civil-disobedience
Pip Wilson posted item above at 10:08 AM | Permalink
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Very nice post. I wonder if you have come across this letter from Gandhi to Roosevelt during the world war II?
It makes a fascinating read.
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