Слайд 3 Mahatma Gandhi - a leader and ideologist of
the national liberation movement of India
Слайд 4 Mahatma Gandhi rejected violence in any form. For
over 30 years, he constantly preached the philosophy and
in the end proved to the world the effectiveness of non- violent politics, when in 1947, India welfare giving efforts Gandhi peacefully gained its independence from Britain
Слайд 5 1947 for Gandhi ended a bitter disappointment. He
continued to prove futility of violence, but it seemed
that no one has heard of.
Слайд 6 In January 1948, in a desperate attempt to
stop international conflicts Mahatma Gandhi resorted to a hunger
strike. He explained his decision as follows: "Death will be my miraculous deliverance.'d Rather die than be a helpless witness to self-destruction of India.
Слайд 7 Sacrificial action Gandhi had the necessary influence on
society. Leaders of religious groups agreed to a compromise.
Слайд 8 Flushed with hope, Gandhi ended his hunger strike.
However, the balance of power in the country was
unstable. Soon a strong movement against the progressive leader of the young independent states started to gain momentum.
Слайд 9 Hindu militant preachers accused Gandhi of
infringement of their religious rights. They called for armed
intervention, even though we knew that as
long as Gandhi was alive, the use of violence will not let them. Remained "convince" stubborn force of arms.