RES 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mahatma Gandhi
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Mohandas karamchand gandhi was born in 1948 and became the leader of the leader of the indian nationalist movement against british rule. Gandhi is known for his doctrine of nonviolent protest or noncooperation, known as passive resistance. Gandhi very often regarded the bhagavad gita as his spiritual dictionary. Documentary watched: religions of the world, episode 5, hinduism. In the 11th century of the common era, there were a number of internal and external forces in india which worked to shape hinduism into its modern form. The most significant outside force was the arrival of the muslims, coming from. Central asia and afghanistan, had a huge impact on indian life. Afghanistan wanted to venture out and increase their empire, mainly for economic reasons. To do so, the rulers began to look for wealth in indian temples, which had lots of gold and silver. So, muslim armies began to enter india very frequently, coming to make and collect their fortunes.