Mahatma Gandhi

Watch ghandi (1982 )_and answer these questionshttps://gototub.com/watch-gandhi-full-movie-online-free/1. Gandhi was a truly remarkable man and one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. In 2000, Gandhi was voted the greatest man of the past 1,000 years in a poll by BBC News Online. What qualities caused tens of millions to follow this small, unassuming in his mission to liberate India from the British?2. Consider Gandhi’s speech (about 30 minutes into the film) to the crowd regarding General Smuts’s new law (fingerprinting Indians, only Christian marriage will be considered valid, police can enter any home without warrant, etc.). The crowd is outraged and cries out for revenge and violence as a response to the British. This is a pivotal moment in Gandhi’s leadership. What does he do to get them to agree to a non-violent response? Why do they follow him?3. Consider Gandhi’s response to the other injustices depicted in the film (e.g., his burning of the passes in South Africa that symbolize second-class citizenship, his request that the British leave the country after the Massacre at Amritsar, his call for a general strike—a “day of prayer and fasting”—in response to an unjust law, his refusal to pay bail after an unjust arrest, his fasts to compel the Indian people to change, his call to burn and boycott British-made clothing, his decision to produce salt in defiance of the British monopoly on salt manufacturing).What common thread, if any, do we see in these responses that might be instructive  for political leaders of today?4. Comment on the methods Gandhi used to effect change, in particular his disposition to be patient and non-retaliatory in the face of injustice. Do you agree with Gandhi’s saying that “poverty is the worst form of violence”?5. Describe what happened at Amritsar and say why it marked a turning point in Gandhi’s attitude towards the British.6. During the Hindu/Muslim riots shown in the film, one man came to Gandhi and asked for help. The man said that he had killed children of the other religion and that he knew he would be condemned to hell for that. What advice did Gandhi give him?7. What parts of Gandhi’s character would you like others to emulate ?8. Gandhi said “We must not hate the British. They have not taken India from us. We have given it to them.” What did he mean by this and how does it apply to any revolution through mass nonviolent action?9.  What are the limits of nonviolence and civil disobedience?  Comment on Gandhi’s suspension of the non-cooperation movement owing to the violent incident at Chauri Chaura in 1922?10. How did Gandhi’s embrace of religious pluralism inform his politics?