Mahatma Gandhi

Standard Name: Gandhi, Mahatma
Used Form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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Textual Production Eva Mary Bell
Giving her name on the title-page as John Travers (Mrs. G. H. Bell), EMB published another Indian novel, A Servant When He Reigneth, dedicated to Sir Michael and Lady O'Dwyer , friends of...
Travel Eva Mary Bell
When EMB first travelled to India, presumably with her husband, it was to live in Ferozepore or Firozpur in the Punjab (now close to the border with Pakistan). She was in Ludhiana, Punjab, for...
Friends, Associates Stella Benson
In India SB met with Gandhi and developed a friendship with Cornelia Sorabji .
politics Stella Benson
When she did an interview with Gandhi , the Governor of Bengal warned her not to present him in too sympathetic a light, since he was already seen as a potential problem by the British...
politics Annie Besant
AB resigned as President of the Home Rule League of India, and was succeeded by Gandhi .
Taylor, Anne. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press.
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politics Annie Besant
Friends in England put pressure on the government and secured her release after 94 days. Her popularity among the Indian people was high; huge crowds turned out from Adyar to Madras to mark her release...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Annie Besant
Among its favourite topics were Gandhi and pacifism.
Reception Annie Besant
The play (which went on to tour Britain for six weeks) portrayed Besant as a charismatic though not infallible idealist. It was advertised with a photo showing her with Gandhi .
Textual Production Vera Brittain
She had made good use of her opportunities for observation when, two years earlier, she travelled to the Gandhi Memorial Conference or World Pacifist Meeting .
British Book News. British Council.
(1952): 112
Literary responses Pearl S. Buck
It is said that Jawaharlal Nehru read this book aloud to Mahatma Gandhi when the latter was ill in bed, and made him laugh out loud.
Spurling, Hilary. Pearl Buck in China. Simon and Schuster.
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Literary Setting Hélène Cixous
Cixous had, by 2001, written five plays for Mnouchkine 's Théâtre du Soleil , besides translating Greek tragedies for them in the early nineties.
Running-Johnson, Cynthia. “Cixous’s Left and Right Hands of Writing in <span data-tei-ns-tag="tei_title" data-tei-title-lvl="m">Tambours sur la digue</span> and <span data-tei-ns-tag="tei_title" data-tei-title-lvl=‘m’>Osnabrück</span&gt”;. French Forum, Vol.
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, No. 3, pp. 111-22.
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She has said that she values her theatrical writing for...
Friends, Associates Charlotte Despard
CD met Gandhi in London in 1914, and was also a good friend of Irish patriot Constance Markiewicz .
“Papers of Charlotte Despard”. AIM25: London Metropolitan University: Women’s Library.
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Rosita Forbes
This book concentrates on those of the princely states which RF had visited (the majority) and their often highly characterful as well as flamboyantly wealthy rulers. Relying mostly on her own experience, with some digressions...
Cultural formation Katharine Bruce Glasier
Katharine Conway, later KBG , was born to an English, white, minister's family, who considering their middle-class status were relatively poor. She was the product of her parents' views on equality of educational opportunities for...
Friends, Associates Katharine Bruce Glasier
Her involvement in socialist circles led her to acquaintance with Sidney and Beatrice Webb , Edward Hulton (editor of the Sunday Chronicle), and Robert Blatchford , for whom she wrote several articles.
Thompson, Laurence. The Enthusiasts. Victor Gollancz Limited.
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2 October 1869: Indian spiritual and Nationalist leader Mahatma...

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2 October 1869

Indian spiritual and Nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Porbandar, India.

30 June 1914: Jan Smuts and Mohandas Gandhi agreed by letter...

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30 June 1914

Jan Smuts and Mohandas Gandhi agreed by letter that South African law regarding Asiatics would be justly enforced.

30 March 1919: Mohandas Gandhi proclaimed a hartal (work...

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30 March 1919

Mohandas Gandhi proclaimed a hartal (work stoppage) as part of satyagraha (passive resistance) against the Rowlatt Acts, which gave the Indian Government sweeping Emergency Powers, aimed especially against sedition.

September 1920: The civil disobedience campaign against British...

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September 1920

The civil disobedience campaign against British rule in India began; it involved an immense non-cooperation movement, including a boycott of foreign cloth and British imports.

10 March 1922: Gandhi was arrested and charged with sedition...

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10 March 1922

Gandhi was arrested and charged with sedition in Amhedabad, India, shortly after calling off his campaigns of civil disobedience and boycotts.

12 March 1930: Gandhi began his campaign of civil disobedience...

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12 March 1930

Gandhi began his campaign of civil disobedience (peaceful resistance to British rule in India) with the 240-mile Salt March, heading for the sea coast of Gujarat.

15 February 1942: Singapore, held by Britain, fell to Japanese...

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15 February 1942

Singapore, held by Britain, fell to Japanese forces.

1 April 1947: Mahatma Gandhi suggested, remarkably for...

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1 April 1947

Mahatma Gandhi suggested, remarkably for a devout Hindu , that the first Prime Minister of an independent (and united) India should be the MuslimMuhammad Ali Jinnah (who after Partition became first premier of Pakistan).

30 January 1948: Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated in Delhi...

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30 January 1948

Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated in Delhi by a Hindu who claimed to be acting in retribution for Gandhi's part in the partition of India.

1953: The United Nations General Assembly appointed...

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1953

The United Nations General Assembly appointed its first female president, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit of India.

31 October 1984: Indira Gandhi, who had been Prime Minister...

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31 October 1984

Indira Gandhi , who had been Prime Minister of India with only one short break since 1967, was assassinated, shot down in her garden by two of her body-guards who were Sikhs, in retaliation for...

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