2006-09-14 08:41:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
Not personally.
2006-09-14 08:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you ask whether any person interacting in this board now, knows him personally-or any idea why he got the prefix Maha(the great)+Aathma(Soul)=Mahaathma?
(1)Non-violence(Ahimsa)--Satyam (Truth) were his weapons-The most powerful British Empire where "Sun had never set" which was not afraid of Hitler's guns, was trembling on these two weapons of sri Gandhi.People thought,Sticking to Truth (Satyaagraham) in thought, word and deed is not possible in Politics-remember Bernat Shaw's qoute "Politics is the last asylum of scoundrel"-sri.Mahathma Gandhi proved it is wrong.He found new technics called "Non-Co-Operation"&"Passive resistance" to oppose the British rule.He taught people that we oppose the British Imperialism and not the British people.During ine of the major opposition campaign,when the entire country was opposing the British rule and all the Congress leaders were in jail,there a small violence in a never heard village-Chouri-Choura,there was a petty violence-a police station was set on fire.sri.Gandhi withdrew the the entire campaign much to the annoyance to all the leaders.Much against the court rules and conventions the British judge stood up in respect when sri.Gandhi(accused) was brought to the court room, by the police-The British Judge said "as my duty I punish you and recommend to the Government to withdraw it-if the british Govenment withdraws it nobody other than me will be the most happiest-That was Mahathma-Somayaji
2006-09-14 09:31:47 · answer #2 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To know a person you don't have to meet in person. You know a person by his thoughts, actions, deeds and virtues. So Gandhi is a person from Indian history who was instrumental in getting independence from British. And he was damn simple person with minimum needs. Such persons are rare today.
2006-09-14 08:49:19 · answer #3 · answered by JIM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mahatma Gandhi, father of the nation to India. He experienced racial discrimination, which is in inhuman during those days. It so happened in south Africa. it inspired him to fight for freedom to Indian Continent without weapons. he took non-violence as weapon which ultimately worked to get independence to Indian Continent.
2006-09-14 12:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by prince47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He came to my city back in the day..no it was not India or England..Take a guess the City and Country..he did a lot of work there..we have a statue erected in his honour.
2006-09-14 08:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by KaizerSose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was employee of my Mom company ZAWEREE INC at pore bunder India and My Mom ancestor Mr Abdullah took him to South Africa for legal advice and there he got idea to make free Hindoostan from British.If U DONT BELIEVE SEE MOVIE.
2006-09-14 08:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by shabbir s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not personally, he died before even my parents were born, but I know a lot of his teachings, and agree with many of them.
2006-09-14 08:58:19 · answer #7 · answered by me41987 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know of him, just like many others. I never knew him personally.
2006-09-14 08:48:40 · answer #8 · answered by frisbee72001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we all know him. He was the educated great master on this darling planet earth.
2006-09-14 08:51:30 · answer #9 · answered by magiccosmosline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that many people alive know (knew) him personally, since he died many years ago.
2006-09-14 08:46:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋