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media type="custom" key="18669576" A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. Mahatma Gandhi

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=== Mohandas Gandhi had become involved in the movement of Indian self-rule before World War I. After the war he remained an important. In India, he had protested British laws by using the methods of civil disobedience, as he was against violence. In 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded to seek reforms in Britain’s government of India. Gandhi’s ways were of protesting such as refusing to buy items. === === Soon Jawaharlal Nehru showed up. The independence movement had split into two sides. One was with Gandhi, religious, Indian, and traditional. The other was with Nehru; secular, western, and modern. In the earliest twentieth century, Japanese leaders began to have difficulty finding sources and materials for the nations manufactured goods. === === After India had reached independence, the government had started to govern. The state took ownership of major industries, utilities and transportations under Nehru. After his death, Indira Gandhi had been selected as prime minister. The population had begun to grow and the poverty level started to rise. Different regions containing different religions wanted their own independence which created conflict. === media type="custom" key="18622618" ==== 1.**__Mother Teresa:__**1910-1997 known to the Catholic Church, or ". “By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus ====

2.**__Mohandas Gandhi:__** commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world.
==== 3.**__Queen Victoria:__** "Empress of India" Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India. ==== ==== 4.**__Jewaharlal Nehru:__** Was Indias first Prime Minister 1947-1964 became the first Prime Minister of independent India, noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the main leaders of India’s independence movement in the 1930s and ’40s. ==== ==== 5.**__Indira Gandhi:__** Prime Minister 1966-1983 She was the first woman to lead India. was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three terms in a row and one other). Gandhi was the second female head of government in the world ==== ==== 6.**__Lord Mountbatten:__** was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and the husband of Elizabeth II. He was the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India ====

8.**__Nathuram Godse:__** Assassinated Gandhi Jan. 30, 1948 Dehli, India at 5:12 P.M., was the sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, he shot Gandhi in the chest three times
==== 9.**__Indian National Congress:__** Political party that fought for Indian IndependenceThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, It is the largest and one of the oldest political parties in the world. ====

10.**__Untouchables:__** Was the lowest caste in Indian society. a general description of untouchables, people of low social status in societies.




__**1.Mahatma:**__ is Sanskrit for "Great Soul". It is similar in usage to the modern Christian term saint. This epithet is commonly applied to prominent people like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. __**2.Armitsar:**__ is a city in the north-western part of India. It is the spiritual center for the Sikh religion and the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district in the state of Punjab. __**3.Salt March:**__ also known as the Salt Satyagraha began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930, and was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India. __**4.Muslim League:**__ was the original successor of All India Muslim League that led the Pakistan Movement achieving an independent nation. After formation of Pakistan, the party was renamed to Muslim League (Pakistan) which came to an end soon after Qaid-e-Azam's death on the first martial law in 1958. __**5.Golden Temple**__: known as the Harmandir Sahib is considered holy by Sikhs. The most holy text of Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib is always present inside the gurdwara. Its construction was mainly intended to build a place of worship for men and women from all walks of life and all come and worship God equally. __**6.Kashmir**__: is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range. __**7.Bangladesh:**__ a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India and Burma and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. The capital (and largest city) is Dhaka, located in central Bangladesh. The official state language is Bengali. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. __**8.Punjab:**__ a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states. The Greeks referred to Punjab as Pentapotamia, an inland delta of five converging rivers __**9.Sikhs**__: a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term, meaning "disciple, student" or meaning "instruction." A Sikh is a disciple of the Guru. **__10.Missionaries of Charity__**: is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in 1950 by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, they help the sick and poor.
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