Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

On October 2 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. As his mother was devoted to religion, his lifestyle was heavily impacted on by teachings of mutual tolerance non-injury toward living things and the practise of vegetarianism, coming from the beliefs of Jainism. His father being Chief Minister of Porbandar, meant that Gandhi was fortunate enough to be born into a high caste of Indian society. Gandhi received a thorough education however proved to perform no better than his peers. Following Indian customs, he was betrothed to Kasturba Makhanji through a marriage arranged by their parents, on the May of 1883. Gandhi continued his education at Samaldas College at the University of Mumbai and soon after had the first of his four son in 1888. He was discontent during his university education in India and when the opportunity to expand his education abroad came he gladly accepted. From the age of 19 he began his studies at the University of London. Abroad, he was still determined to abide by Hindu practices and initially felt London very limiting toward his lifestyle. Although having admitted not to have deep interests in religion, his life in London led him to pursue his studies in religion, studying different religions like Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and many others. When he returned to India once again, he found it difficult to find work and in 1893 he accepted a working contact at an Indian firm in Natal, South Africa for a year. During the…

The Humanitarian Hero Gandhi A hero is a person who is determined to make a change in the world in any way possible, no matter the circumstances or challenges they may face. Fighting for your civil rights is not something most people can say they have done they have done in their life. Not only did Mahatma Gandhi fight for his civil rights, he fought and led Indians in the civil rights movement in South America and India. Mahatma Gandhi, birth name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was born October…

The movie Gandhi addresses one of the most important times in Indian history. It follows the story of Gandhi, the leader of the independence movement in India against the British. Directed by Richard Attenbrought, the movie follows Gandhi’s adult life until he died. The movie does not explore Gandhi’s childhood or university years. Attenbrought use symbols and techniques to help convey his message. Through this film the director hoped to portray Gandhi as a holy man with all positive attributes.…

INTRODUCTION The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 codifies the law of adoption and maintenance. Adoption is the admission of a stranger by birth to the privileges of a child by a legally recognised form of affiliation. Outside British India, in Goa, Daman and Diu the Portuguese incorporated basic rules of Hindu law of adoption in 1880. Indian Majority Act, 1875 exempted adoption from the purview of its provisions while Indian Succession Act, 1925 specifically recognised the Hindu usage…

Research Project Born on October 2,1866, Mahatma Gandhi a religious leader taught and preached non- violence. Gandhi was born in North West India. His father's was a minister of Porbandar and his mother was a religious leader(Mahatma). In Gandhi’s life time he went through many difficult times that made him famous to this day. At the beginning of his career in 1893 Gandhi went on a trip to the capital of Transversal after accepting an offer from Moslems to represent them. On his journey a…

alone over $10 billion dollars a year is spent marketing fast-food products to children. At school our children are being introduced to sugary snacks and drinks in addition to being force fed educational activities like reading programs and challenges from companies like McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Coca Cola, and more. At home children are bombarded with an endless barrage of ads, toys, contests, and marketing gimmicks that have fueled fast food sales. Families in which both parents work outside the…

Slumdog Millionaire, a movie by Danny Boyle, set in Mumbai, tells the story of Jamal Malik, a contestant on India’s version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’. Jamal was born in the slums of Mumbai with little education and was on his way to win the grand prize on the game show. Whilst on the show, he is suspected of cheating but little do his accusers know that Jamal’s life experience provides him with essential clues to answer each question. The movie alternates between flashbacks from Jamal’s…

film industry, but their talent and hard work paid off and the film won an Oscar. The young kids who played Jamal, Salim, and Latika were picked from the slums of Mumbai. It was for the first time they saw a real camera and heard about Hollywood. The role of 18-year-old Jamal Malik was played by a British born, Indian origin actor, Dev Patel. It was Patel’s first film debut. Despite being born and raised in London, Patel did a tremendous job in acting like a street boy in India. “Patel's…

I am confident that my experiences while a student at the University of California, Davis are what have most prepared me to succeed as a student of law. My curiosity of law and politics began around the age of ten, though at the time, I did not have my sights set on a legal profession. My grandfather told me about how his father was one of the first elected officials of the Indian National Congress, and how he got his start as a political activist and eventual trained to become a barrister.…

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