Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar (In the state of Gujarat) on the 2nd of
October, 1869. He was educated at university College, London. After this, he
went back to India to begin his Law profession but had no luck and moved to
South Africa. Gandhi found that in South Africa he was considered as a second
class citizen even though he was a well educated Lawyer. This started his first
'mission'. To get India's residing in South Africa equal rights. In this action
he discovered a technique of resistance that is non-violent and more to the fact
of accepting a persons violence, allowing them to so the damage they inflict on
you, and letting them feel guilty (In a way). This for of resistance is formally
known as Passive Resistance. The mission he was fighting for did not quite work
and after 20 years of on-and-off imprisonment, he want back to India. At the
time, India was under the rule of the British Empire. Gandhi devised a form of a
political group to make a free and independent India. The forms of activities
this group participated in were protect marches, gatherings and this was all
done with Passive Resistance. During Gandhi's life, he was so into this idea of
Passive Resistance, if anyone that wanted an Independent India resorted to
violence, he would fast until the violence stopped. he did this a number of
times and it always worked. Also if he created notes, memos or writings about
India's home rule, the government would throw him in jail. The great thing about
Gandhi is that he never denied a true accusation and happily was taken of to
jail. I believe that Gandhi once said 'It is not as if I am sentenced to prison,
just taking an extended holiday.'. The qualities that Gandhi had were very
respectable. He was a very well educated man, he was articulate and very true in
his words. Everything he seemed to say was so meaningful and so to the point,
that is very inspiring to anyone. He had a good personality and a loving husband
and father. Also, he did not see himself as one religion, he saw himself as a
Christian, a Hindu and a Muslim. He did not restrict himself too one category.
Instead he stated that we all prayer to the same God and in this, was a very
special. The Circumstances to Gandhi's was very tragic. Whilst he was going for
his evening prayer meeting, he was assassinated by a man by the name of Nathuram
Godse, a Hindu fanatic. Gandhi's death was considered as an international
catastrophe in that even a period of morning was set aside during The United
Nations General Assembly. People believed and still believe in the concept of
Passive Resistance environmental protest. but even more famous, Martin Luther
King Jr. used the concept of Passive Resistance was used in the liberation of
black people from the strong hold of Segregation (The separation of Blacks and
Whites). This was effective in Mr. King campaign also. So I strongly believe
that people can learn a lot from Gandhi and Mr. King. In that Passive Resistance
creates a non-violent way of getting what is rightfully yours.