![]() ![]() Gandhi was one of many Indian leaders who was critical of the law, and in the face of widespread opposition to the legislation, the authorities imposed even more repressive policies.Ī national strike followed, and discontent started to spread. In 1919 the British introduced the Rowlatt Act which extended emergency powers, enabling arbitrary and indiscriminate detention. Gandhi wanted to see an independent India, free from colonial rule, and his reputation as a political activist and organizer grew. ![]() ![]() Following World War I, Gandhi organized a widespread campaign of peaceful resistance to British rule. Gandhi returned to India in 1914 and was openly critical of the colonial British rulers. During his time in South Africa, Gandhi suffered racial discrimination and it was during this time that he developed his ideas on peaceful resistance and civil disobedience. When he returned to India, he set up his own law firm in Bombay, but soon left for South Africa where he remained for two decades. ![]() He returned at the age of 19 when he went to study law at the Inner Temple in London and was called to the Bar in 1891. After finishing high school, Gandhi went on to college, but dropped out before completing his degree. Born in Gujarat in 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was married at a very young age in an arranged marriage. ![]()
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