Tuesday, June 6, 2017

PDP6- Hind Swaraj

Author credentials- Mohamdas Ghandi was an Indian activist. He was the father of modern India and he organized numerous accounts of India discrimination. He was the head of the India National Congress, and he also lead various independence movements.

Context- This text is based off of the life of Ghandi and how he helped India gain independence from Brirish rule and how he helped the discrimination in India.

Summary- This text mainly revolves around "Hind Swaraj" which means "India Home Rule". This was one of Ghandi's best known works. The primary document also talks about the various ways Ghandi helps overcome the independence of India. For example, the author talks about passive resistance and how it secured rights by personal suffering. The author also talks about how Ghandi wasn't afriad of anything and he would stand up for what he believes in. This primary doument explaind how Ghandi achieved the independence and end to racism in India but doesn't fully go into how or why he did what he did.

Key quote- "Passive resistance became one of the most influential doctrines of the mid twentieth century, and was adopted by Martin Luthur King in the struggle against racial dicrimination in the United States.

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