BIRTH-PLACE OF GANDHIJI

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhiwas born at KaramchandUttamchand Gandhi’s home atPorbandar in Gujarat on 2nd October1869.

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TRUTHFULLNESS

A) Once Mohan stole a bit of Gold,but it weighed heavily on hisconscience. He made a confession tohis father and asked for punishment.

B) During inspection in School,teacher tries to prompt Mohan withthe point of his boot to write correctspelling from other boy.

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NURSING THE AILING

Gandhiji selflessly served the poorand needy with great devotionand dedication, without any traceof pride.

(He is Vaishnava, who identifiesHimself with the sorrows of others. Andin doing so has no pride about him.)

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VICTIM OF RACIAL

DISCRIMINATION, 1893

On a complaint by a white passenger,M. K. Gandhi, Barrister-at-Law wasthrown out of the first class railwaycompartment at Maritzburg in SouthAfrica. This incident changed thecourse of his life.

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THE EPIC MARCH, 1913

Hundreds of Indians marched fromNew Castle to Transvaal as a protestagainst £3 tax. Their leader Gandhiwas arrested three times in fourdays but they continued the march.

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THE JALLIANWALA BAGH

MASSACRE, 1919

Gandhi investigated into theattrocities committed by GeneralDyer on a peaceful gathering atAmritsar, killing 375 and injuring1,000 and more unarmed,unwarned people.

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BONFIRE OF FOREIGN

CLOTH, 1921

Gandhi inaugurated the campaignfor the boycott of foreign clothby kindling an immense bonfire inBombay for economic emancipationof India.

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THE GREAT TRIAL, 1922

Gandhi was tried for sedition,in March. Pleading guilty hesaid, “I hold it to be a virtue tobe disaffected towards agovernment which has done moreharm to India that any previoussystem”. He was sentenced to sixyears’ imprisonment.

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KHADI AND VILLAGE

INDUSTRIES

The inhuman destruction of village-industries was corroding Gandhi’sheart. He believed that theirrestoration alone would feed thehungry millions.

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THE DANDI MARCH, 1930

On March 12, sixty one year oldGandhi started the great march ofliberty from Sabarmati Ashramwith a strong resolve to break theinhuman salt-law.

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THE SALT SATYAGRAHA,

1930

On April 6, Gandhi broke thenefarious Salt-law at Dandi.Despite brutal assaults on thepeople, the war against the salt-tax spread to far flung regions.India was seething in revolt. Gandhiwas arrested on May 4.

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FAST FOR THE ERADICATION

OF UNTOUCHABILITY, 1932

Gandhi was arrested on his returnfrom England. On September 20, hecommenced his fast unto death inthe prison for eradicatinguntouchability. On the leaderssigning a pact, the fast was brokenafter six days.

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THE CURSE OF

UNTOUCHABILITY

Gandhi pleaded for the uplift ofthe downtrodden untouchablesand for restoring equality betweenman and man.

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QUIT INDIA, 1942

On the A.I.C.C. passing the ‘QuitIndia’ Resolution on August 8, toend the British rule, Gandhi gavea dictum for the non-violentsoldier of freedom, ‘Do or Die’.On Gandhi’s detention, India’snational pride rose in revolt.

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PILGRIM OF PEACE, 1946-47

Gandhi set out on his pilgrimageof peace in riot-wrecked Bengalto establish unity between the twosister-communities. His messagewas, “The cry of blood for bloodis barbarous.”

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FAST FOR COMMUNAL

HARMONY, 1947

On September 1, Gandhi beganhis fast to end communal frenzysearching in all concerned. Thehooligans surrendered theirweapons. Gandhi broke his faston the restoration of peace.

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MARTYRDOM, 1948

On January 30 at the sun-set-hour, theperverse assassin of the ages lodgedhot lead in the soft flesh of MohandasKaramchand Gandhi. His mind wasconcentrated on God and he mergedin Him. He had said, “If I am to dieby the bullet of a mad man I must doso smilling”. He was the VictoriousOne in death as in Life.

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THE WORLD BOWED IN

HOMAGE, 1948

On January 31, Gandhi’s bodywas laid on a sandal wood pyreat Rajghat, Delhi. From the pyrecomes the message : Lead me fromthe Unreal to the Real. FromDarkness to Light, From Death toimmortality.

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THREE MONKEYS

Life is so full of goodness andtoo short to waste any time onthe evils of the world.

So lets see no evil,

hear no evil

or speak no evil.

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