C. Krishnan Nair (1902–1986) was known as Delhi Gandhi. He was a prominent Indian freedom fighter, Congress politician, and devoted Gandhian who participated in the 1930 Salt March, serving as a member of the First and Second Lok Sabha. He was known for his social work in the Delhi region.
C Krishnan Nair (1902–1986) was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress, an Indian Independence activist, a Gandhian who participated in the Salt March of 1930 and a Member of the Indian Parliament of the First and Second Lok Sabha. He was popularly known as Delhi Gandhi or Nairji.
Mahatma Gandhi (born October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India—died January 30, 1948, Delhi) was an Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the Indian Independence Movement against British rule. As such, he came to be considered “the father of the nation.”
Mahatma Gandhi had only one wife, Kasturba Gandhi, whom he married as a teenager in an arranged ceremony; they remained married until her death in 1944, and together they had four sons, although their relationship evolved significantly as Gandhi later took vows of celibacy.
M.K. Gandhi, a man of action, who won the world by his message of ahimsa (non-violence), felt it within his body & spirit. He believed in being the change he wished to see in the world, and one such benevolent change was his vow to never consume meat, milk or milk products.
Rember what Albert Einstein said of Mahatma Gandhi: "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth." A deceptively simple man, Gandhi overturned the greatest Empire the world has ever seen.
Gandhi is considered to be the Father of the Nation in post-colonial India. During India's nationalist movement and in several decades immediately after, he was also commonly called Bapu, an endearment roughly meaning "father".
Better known as the Mahatma, or great soul, Gandhi was an Indian lawyer who led his country to freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. He was assassinated months later at age 78. Gandhi is most famous for his philosophy of nonviolence that has inspired civil rights leaders around the world.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was a national leader and social reformist who is known as the Father of Our Nation in India.
Gandhi now felt that his mission in South Africa was over and he wanted to return to India. At that time Gokhale was in England. He wanted Gandhi to meet him in London before returning to India. Gandhi promised to do so.
On his death anniversary, we remember Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte. Known as the modern Gandhi of India, he worked in the rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from leprosy. He is the receipient of the Padma Vibhushan & the Gandhi Peace Prize.
Aruna Asaf Ali was a leader of the Indian Independence Movement, an educator, and a politician. Known as the “Grand Old Lady” of the movement, she participated in the Salt March in 1930 and played a prominent role in the Quit India Movement in 1942.
What happened between Maneka Gandhi and Indira Gandhi?
Maneka's relationship with Indira Gandhi deteriorated following Sanjay's death, with frequent arguments leading to an eventual rift. Maneka was ultimately asked to leave 1, Safdarjung Road, the prime minister's residence, after a dispute with Indira.
The 1999 general elections were held in the aftermath of the Kargil operations. The BJP-led NDA won 303 seats out of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, securing a comfortable and stable majority. On 13 October 1999, Vajpayee took oath as the prime minister of India for the third time.
Mahatma Gandhi was an inspiration not only to the Indian nation but to the whole world. He is famous for leading the Indian independence movement which culminated in India throwing off the yoke of British imperialism.
The first was that "the pre-independence history of India is dominated by Mahatma Gandhi and it is impossible for anyone to come close to the Father of the Nation when it comes to Leadership, Impact and Contribution.
Churchill told her that he admired Gandhi for his “work for the moral and social uplift” but he “would not choose him for flying the latest airship”, meaning thereby that he doubted his political leadership.
He clarified, however, that, "I am not an atheist", preferring to call himself an agnostic, or a "religious nonbeliever." In other interviews, he noted his belief in a cosmic "lawgiver" who sets the laws of the universe.
Gandhi was very different from earlier laureates. He was no real politician or proponent of international law, not primarily a humanitarian relief worker and not an organiser of international peace congresses. He would have belonged to a new breed of laureates.
