Gandhi- The Non-Violent Leader

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Gandhi- the Non-violent Leader Leadership is a trait that you are usually born with and in most cases cannot be taught. There are a few people in this world that by taking initiative, giving hope, and uniting people together has become great leaders and changed the world we live in. Describing the characteristics of a good leader is one of the hardest things to do, which is why we often attribute leadership as a gift that people are born with. one leader that changed our world, and that changed our way of thinking is without a doubt Mohandas Gandhi. Mohandas Gandhi was born in October 1869 in India. He studied law in London and did the practice of law in South Africa. Having a huge background of other cultures except India helped him a lot in being fair when speaking on tolerance especially religious tolerance. When he got back to India the British was still ruling them and treating them as barbarians in their own land. Mohandas Gandhi drew his inspirations from Henry David Thoreau; the author of “On the duty of Civil Disobedience” who is known as the founder of one of the powerful weapon known as Civil Disobedience. Therefore, he acted in a way that has not been seen before in the world. He responded to the British rule through Civil Disobedience. Putting everything together Mohandas Gandhi created his own concept of civil disobedience which is known as “satyagraha.” Satyagraha comes from Sanskrit meaning “truth force.” Indians were not allowed from the British to collect or sell salt. So he organized a campaign through satyagraha. He began the march from Sabarmati to Dandi (on the Arabian Sea.) When they went there they started to make salt from the Sea.. They arrested him. However, satyagraha continued without Gandhi. Nowadays Gandhi is known as the leader of Indian independence. What he did through non-violence has greatly impacted other leaders in the
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