PPT-Gandhi and the Transformation of Indian Nationalism

Background Well to do family Father was diwan or Prime Minister of a small princely state in Gujarat in Western India Sent to England to study law qualifies as Barrister Not a great lawyer on return shy and diffident. India before 1915. Prior to the British, India was ruled by the Mughal Emperors, who did so through agreements with local rulers.. Europeans arrived to trade from 1498 onwards, but it was only in the 17. By: Emily Patterson & Gabrielle . Carley. “. I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.. -Mahatma Gandhi. “. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mahatma_gandhi.html. The . Sepoy. Mutiny- The First Indian Rebellion. Sepoy. : . Indian soldier in the British East India Company’s army . Mutiny: . Rebellion against the authorities. Mangal. . Pandey. : . Sepoy. and leader of rebellion. And, India’s Independence. Early Years. Ghandi. was born in . Porbandar. , India in 1869. He was the . youngest. of six children.. When Gandhi was . 13. years old he married . Hasturbai. . Makanji. Context . Written 1908 while traveling between S. Africa and India. Written as a conversation, a common rhetorical device. Still based in South Africa, some important successes there, but very aware of what’s going on in India. Early Life. Born 1869 as. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. From a middle class Hindu family; studied law in England. Left India to work as a legal representative for Muslim-Indian traders in South Africa from 1893-1914. Early Life. Born 1869 as. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. From a middle class Hindu family; studied law in England. Left India to work as a legal representative for Muslim-Indian traders in South Africa from 1893-1914. 1857 and Aftermath. Revolt of 1857: led by Indian princes, . joined . by peasants, . sought BRING . BACK OLD order, . but . old order itself divided: hence regionally limited. Though major shock to British, . What is a LEGACY?. When people 100 years from now look back on the culture from the United States during the early part of the 21. st. century, what will they consider to be the important ideas/beliefs that came from this time period?. Standards. SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to the 21st century. . a. Describe how nationalism led to independence in India . and Vietnam. . b. Describe the impact of Mohandas Gandhi’s belief in non-violent protest. . What do y. ou know about Gandhi, India, and the Caste System?. South East Asia. Asia Religious Denominations. Buddhist Populations. Born in NE India (Nepal). Raised in luxury to be a king. At 29 he rejected his luxurious life to seek enlightenment and the source of suffering. Died: 7. th. August 1941. First non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Highly influential in introducing the authenticity of Indian culture to Western Culture and vice versa. . Involved in the re-shaping of literature, music and Indian art through contextual modernism. In India the growth of modern nationalism is intimately connected to the anti-colonial movement. People began discovering their unity in the process of their struggle with colonialism.. The sense of being oppressed under colonialism provided a shared bond that tied many different groups together.. father. of . India. Great Soul. Mohandas . Karamchand. Gandhi . is. . known. as Mahatma . meaning. ‘Great Soul’. He . was. an . astute. . political. . campaigner. . who. . fought. for Indian .