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Gandhi - his life and legacy
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Mahatma Gandhi was surely one of the half dozen or so most important and influential figures of the twentieth century – a man whose legacy remains strong many decades after his death, and will be remembered for many years to come.
When the epic film of Gandhi's life first came out in , America’s Newsweek magazine commented: "There are very few movies that absolutely must be seen. Sir Richard Attenborough’s GANDHI is one of them." The magazine then went on to devote six full pages to the film and its background, unprecedented coverage for a film.
The film, which won no fewer than eight Oscars, traced the life of Mahatma Gandhi, who was one of the most amazing men of his age. Gandhi was assassinated in , at the age of 78 — and it is with this event that the film begins. We see the bald bespectacled white-robed old man that the world recognises as Gandhi, before suddenly getting taken back to the s, to South Africa, where a certain Mr. Mohandas K. Gandhi was working as a young lawyer.
M.K. Gandhi was a perfect example of a successful son of the British Empire, as i
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Mahatma Gandhi
Vinay Lal
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander in the state of what is now Gujarat on 2 October He had his schooling in nearby Rajkot, where his father served as the adviser or prime minister to the local ruler. Though India was then under British rule, over kingdoms, principali
ties, and states were allowed autonomy in domestic and internal affairs: these were the so-called &#;native states&#;. Rajkot was one such state.
Gandhi later recorded the early years of his life in his extraordinary autobiography, The Story of My Experiments with Truth. His father died before Gandhi could finish his schooling, and at thirteen he was married to Kasturba [or Kasturbai], who was of the same age as Mohandas himself . In Gandhi set sail for England, where he had decided to pursue a degree in law. Though his elders objected, Gandhi could not be prevented from leaving; and it is said that his mother, a devout woman, made him promise that he would keep away from wine, women, and meat during his stay abroad. Gandhi left behind his son Harilal, then a few months old.
In London, Gandhi encountered theosophists, vegetarians, and others who were disenchanted not only with industrialism, but with the legacy of Enlightenment thought. They themselves r