HIST 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Economic Stagnation, Kikuyu Language, Kwame Nkrumah
Class note 18
Story of Gandhi
non-successful lawyer, accepted a job in South Africa (where numerous Indians
migrated as indentured labors). Experienced overt racism and became involved in
organizing Indians to protest that country' policies of racial segregation. (1906
Asiatic Ordinance/ Registrar of Asiatics)
satyagraha (truth force), was confrontational, nonviolent, approach to political
action
Return to India (1915), high leadership role in INC.
Gandhi reject what?
modern industrialization, focus instead of the Indian principles of duty and
morality
He worked to raise the status of India untouchable...
lowest and ritually polluting groups
Indian's nationalist movement was division and controversy. Why?
Nehru embraced technology, science, violent and a hatred of Muslims (Hindu
nation)
All-Indian Muslims League
league demands fixed number of seat for Muslims, since they were the minority
(good representation)
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