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Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) was a genious, spiritual leader and humanitarian who introduced a concept of nonviolent civil disobedience to the political world. He was to become the leader of one of the century's major advances in his struggle for Indian rights and independence (Ahmedabad 97). Gandhi was born into a ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... major turning points in his life. (Ramana 607) While in Durban Gandhi found himself being treated as a member of an inferior race, thus drawing him into the struggle for Indian freedom. While studying philosophy he came across “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau and John Ruskin's plea to give up capitalism for farm life and traditional handicrafts (Sharpe 1979 43). These opinions stimulated Gandhi's ideas for non-violent resistance. The main principle behind all of Gandhi's teachings is the conc ....