How did Gandhi affect the politics of India?

Answer 1

Mahatma Gandhi was well known as a peaceful person because he pioneered the idea of peaceful resistance. He had many demonstrations that only involved sitting calmly in public places to demonstrate that revolutionary changes could be achieved through non violence. It demonstrated the peaceful resistor's moral superiority against the often violent ruling British class.

Answer 2

Mahatma Gandhi can be credited for belonging to the most modern type of mass leader."

The spirit of non-cooperation and nonviolence that Gandhi infused in Indian politics is equally relevant in modern times. The violent upheavals, antipathy in addressing major issues and lack of a rational dialogue among parties that characterize the Indian political scene, emphasizes that a dedicated faith in the Gandhian political doctrines have become the need of the hour.

The Civil Disobedience Movement started by Gandhi in 1930 is another political landmark in Indian history. The massive exploitation of India's economic and human resources had compelled Gandhi to demand Purna Swaraj (absolute independence) to which the British government had paid no heed. The movement was not merely a violation of the laws imposed by a foreign rule but a mass uprising. The dramatic repercussions of a single act undertaken with the bold recognition of the intolerable grief of the repressed masses are a fundamental proof of Gandhi's potential as a mass leader.

A Russian revolutionary wrote: "Politics begins where the masses are; not where there are thousands, but millions, that is where serious politics begins."
Thus Gandhi can be rightly attributed the credit for introducing 'serious politics' in this country. He also transformed its nature, hitherto confined to the educated classes, to an authentic broad-based mass movement.

One of the strategies that made Gandhi an effective leader was his ability to build bridges between communities, between upper and lower caste Hindus and among Hindus, Muslims and Christians. Gandhi saw the intrinsic humanity of all individuals, regardless of their caste, religion, gender, or social position in society. Deeply upset by communalism (Hindu-Muslim animosity), Gandhi was able to promote religious harmony through his personal and public actions. When this harmony was threatened, he fasted. Gandhi's tremendous ability to bring an end to provincial and religious hatreds was tested time and time again with the Yeravda Pact and his fasts to end violence in Calcutta, Bengal and Delhi.

Gandhi provided leadership by example. He exhibited the perfect marriage between personal morality and public action. The best example of this was his use of homespun cloth that provided employment for the poor masses and revived the village economy. In a world in which the inequalities generated by a global economy are becoming more obvious and frightening, Gandhi's critique of technology and economies that benefit the powerful and marginalize the powerless is all too relevant today.

Answer 3

By becoming a lawyer and making a nonviolent revolution.

Answer 4

He raped your momma and killed everybody he went Rambo on everybody yeah, he also enjoys munging

Answer 5

he was against the nazis

Answer 6

he had ended apartheid in SA