Gandhi
Salt march leader
Gandhi refers to Mohandas K.
Gandhi (1869–1948), the Indian independence leader who pioneered nonviolent resistance against British colonial rule.
His methods of civil disobedience and peaceful protest influenced movements worldwide.
The name evokes principled pacifism: You don't have to be Gandhi to believe in peaceful solutions.
His honorific Mahatma means "great soul."
Hindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- passive resistanceOpposing through peaceful noncompliance
- noncooperationRefusing to work together
soul force · fasting · boycott · moral authority · pacifism · conscientious objector · principled stand · Salt March
South Asian nation's old name
- subcontinentMajor continental subdivision
- GujaratWestern Indian coastal state
- MaharashtraWestern Indian state
- British RajImperial rule over India
Ashram · Nehru · Tagore · Amritsar · dhoti · khadi · spinning wheel
Respected political leader
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- guideLeader or instruction book
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
reformer · figurehead · icon · inspiration · freedom fighter · nationalist · independence leader · political leader
Accordance with reality
- simplicityLack of complexity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- vegetarianismAbstaining from flesh consumption
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
renunciation · asceticism · prayer · spirituality · tolerance · dignity of labor · trusteeship · humility
Murder of a prominent figure
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- influencePower to affect others
- MLKCivil rights initials
Mandela · civil rights movement · nonviolent resistance · icon · statue · commemoration · holiday · teachings
ahimsa
Hindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- passive resistanceOpposing through peaceful noncompliance
noncooperation · soul force · fasting · boycott · moral authority · pacifism · conscientious objector · principled stand · Salt March · hunger strike
Hindustan
South Asian nation's old name
- subcontinentMajor continental subdivision
- GujaratWestern Indian coastal state
- MaharashtraWestern Indian state
British Raj · Ashram · Nehru · Tagore · Amritsar · dhoti · khadi · spinning wheel
statesman
Respected political leader
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- guideLeader or instruction book
pioneer · reformer · figurehead · icon · inspiration · freedom fighter · nationalist · independence leader · political leader · revolutionary
truth
Accordance with reality
- simplicityLack of complexity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- vegetarianismAbstaining from flesh consumption
celibacy · renunciation · asceticism · prayer · spirituality · tolerance · dignity of labor · trusteeship · humility · inner peace
assassination
Murder of a prominent figure
MLK · Mandela · civil rights movement · nonviolent resistance · icon · statue · commemoration · holiday · teachings · autobiography
- 1982 FilmsE.T., Blade Runner, Poltergeist, Tootsie, First Blood
- historical figureshistorical figures, leaders, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Joan of Arc
- IndiaDelhi, Ganges, Mumbai, Taj Mahal, Punjab
- South AsiaIndia, Indian states, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hindustan
- World LeadersChurchill, Winston Churchill, Eisenhower, Gorbachev, Thatcher
- 20th Century IconsEinstein, Churchill, Hitler, FDR, JFK
GandhiAdolf Hitler
Che Guevara · Mao Zedong · Joseph Stalin · Genghis Khan · warmonger
GandhiAdolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin · Pol Pot · Idi Amin · tyrant · despot
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Indira GandhiIndia's first female premier
- Gandhian philosophyNonviolent resistance doctrine