LET'S LEARN ABOUT GANDHI

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:
Was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule.
Born: October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India
Full name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Assassinated: January 30, 1948, New Delhi, India.
Fuente: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi

16 FACTS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT MAHATMA GANDHI.

1. Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize 5 times.
2. M. K. Gandhi was responsible for the Civil Rights movement in 4 continents and 12 countries.
3. The funeral procession of Mahatma Gandhi was 8 kilometers long.
4. Great Britain, the country against whom he fought for independence, released a stamp honouring him, 21 years after his death.
5. Mahatma Gandhi walked/traveled almost 18 kilometers a day throughout his lifetime which is enough to walk around the world twice over.
6. Gandhiji served in the army during the Boer war – he crusaded against violence since the time he realized the horrors of war.
7. Mahatma Gandhi corresponded with a lot of people – Tolstoy, Einstein and Hitler were among the many.
8. Gandhiji was not present during Nehru’s tryst of destiny speech to celebrate independence.
9. Most relics of Gandhiji including the clothes he wore when he was shot are still preserved in Gandhi Museum, Madurai.
10. He never held an official position in any political body during the final years of his life.
11. He was thinking of dissolving the Congress a day before he died.
12. Steve Jobs was a fan of Mahatma Gandhi – his round glasses are not only similar but also a tribute.
13. Gandhiji had a set of false teeth, which he carried in a fold of his loin cloth.
14. Mahatma Gandhi spoke English with an Irish accent, for one of his first teachers was an Irishman.
15. There are 53 major roads (excluding the smaller ones) in India, and 48 roads outside India that are named after him.
16. Gandhiji helped establish 3 football clubs in Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg all of which were given the same name: Passive Resisters Soccer Club.

Fuente: https://www.storypick.com/mahatma-gandhi-facts/

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Quotes.

1. “Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.”
2. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
3. “A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.”
4. “When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.”
5. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
6. “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
7. “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
8. “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”
9. “A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.”
10. “Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”
11. “A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.”
12. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
13. “A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.”
14. “I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.”
15. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.”
16. “You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.”

Fuente: https://izquotes.com/author/mahatma-gandhi/3