Mahatma Gandhi

A Guide to Health (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

M. K. Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi is a world renowned figure. He is known for his diligent yet peaceful fight against the British rule in India. Entitled 'Father of the Nation', Gandhi has been a leading figure for thousands of men and women across globe. He himself led a disciplined life and followed the principle of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Truth. But his teachings are not limited to political thought. In this book he has discussed in detail the meaning of health, how to live a healthy life and has also suggested some simple treatments for common ailments. It is a practical guide to health for all.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sonnet Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789359900414
• Artikelnr.: 73571657

Autorenporträt

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma, first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world. Born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, western India, Gandhi trained in law at the Inner Temple, London, and was called to the bar at age 22 in June 1891. He moved to South Africa in 1893, to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit. In 1915, aged 45, he returned to India. In 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and above all for achieving Swaraj or self-rule. Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist, who assassinated Gandhi on 30 January 1948 by firing three bullets into his chest. Gandhi's birthday, 2 October, is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence