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«The earth has sufficient resources for
everyone's needs, but not for everyone's greed»
«La terra ha risorse
sufficienti per i bisogni di tutti, ma non per l'avidità di tutti»
La sua filosofia
non-violenta venne applicata da Gandhi in ogni campo, anche al rapporto tra
uomo e natura. Il filosofo indiano sosteneva infatti l'uguale diritto alla vita
di tutti gli esseri viventi del pianeta ed elogia uno stile di vita sobrio,
lontano dal consumismo, e la bellezza del piccolo: immaginava la formazione di
piccole comunità che dovevano integrarsi con l'ambiente, qualcosa che anticipa
la filosofia del chilometro zero.
GANDHI
Gandhi was the leader of the movement against
British rule in India. He believed non-violent protest was a powerful way to
make changes. He inspired many other civil rights leaders, such as Martin
Luther King and Nelson Mandela.
Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in 1869. When he was 19, he went to London to study Law, and then he worked as a lawyer in South Africa for 20 years. He saw discrimination against Indian immigrants in South Africa and he worked to get basic civil rights for them.
When Gandhi returned to India in 1914, he became a political activist and led the movement for India's independence from the British Empire.
He organised non-violent protests and he became very popular with the Indian people.
Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in 1869. When he was 19, he went to London to study Law, and then he worked as a lawyer in South Africa for 20 years. He saw discrimination against Indian immigrants in South Africa and he worked to get basic civil rights for them.
When Gandhi returned to India in 1914, he became a political activist and led the movement for India's independence from the British Empire.
He organised non-violent protests and he became very popular with the Indian people.
Gandhi went to prison several times and he
refused to eat in prison as a protest.
The British government freed him because they were scared of the Indian people's reaction if Gandhi died.
The Salt March in 1930 was one of Gandhi's most successful protests. The British put a tax on salt, so Gandhi walked three hundred kilometers to the sea to make his own salt and thousands of people joined him.
In 1947, Britain proposed the formation of two new independent countries: India and Pakistan. The plan to divide India was very unpopular and there were violent protests. Gandhi didn't agree with the plan but he tried to bring peace. A Hindu nationalist assassinated him in Delhi on 30th January 1948.
The British government freed him because they were scared of the Indian people's reaction if Gandhi died.
The Salt March in 1930 was one of Gandhi's most successful protests. The British put a tax on salt, so Gandhi walked three hundred kilometers to the sea to make his own salt and thousands of people joined him.
In 1947, Britain proposed the formation of two new independent countries: India and Pakistan. The plan to divide India was very unpopular and there were violent protests. Gandhi didn't agree with the plan but he tried to bring peace. A Hindu nationalist assassinated him in Delhi on 30th January 1948.
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