Hilly hindi biography of mahatma
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ARTICLES : on Gandhi and South Africa
Some of Gandhi's Early Views on Africans Were Racist. But That Was Before He Became Mahatma
E.S. Reddy*
It is important to remember that the early Gandhi had little contact with Africans and did not understand their sensitivities.
The recent agitation at the University of Legon in Ghana for the removal of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was provoked by a few statements made by the young Gandhi soon after he arrived in South Africa in 1893, long before he came to know the Africans. These statements, plucked from the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi – published by the Indian government without any attempts at contextualising or annotating them – completely distort what his life represents.
Gandhi said, “My life is my message”. His life shows how an ordinary human being who has many weaknesses can rise to great heights by shedding his early prejudices and by adhering to love and non-violence instead of hate and greed. This message should be an encouragement for the youth.
Gandhi practiced what he preached. He conquered fear and defied the racist regime in South Africa and in imperialist Britain. He went to prison five times in South Africa and nine times in India during his struggle against racism and colonialism. He was incor
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Essay About Mahatma Gandhi
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Manjhi – The Mountain Man
2015 Hindi film directed by Ketan Mehta
Manjhi – The Mountain Man is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language biographical film based on the life of Dashrath Manjhi. Manjhi, widely known as the "Mountain Man", was a poor labourer in Gehlaur village, near Gaya in Bihar, India, who carved a path 9.1 metres (30 ft) wide and 110 metres (360 ft) long through a hill 7.6 metres (25 ft) high, using only a hammer and chisel.[4] The film is directed by Ketan Mehta, jointly produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and NFDC India.[5] Upon release the film received positive critical acclaim.[6][7][8]
Nawazuddin Siddiqui enacted the role of Dashrath Manjhi, while Radhika Apte played Manjhi's wife. The film was released worldwide on 21 August 2015. Prior to its release preview copy of movie leaked on the web on 10 August 2015.[9] The Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) cyber police station had registered a case against few accused of leaking the movie.[10] The Bihar State Government declared the film tax-free on 30 July 2015.[11]
Plot
[edit]In the 1960s Dashrath Manjhi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) lived in a small village Gehlaur near Gaya, Bihar, India with his family including his wife