Open AccessInspired by Gandhi
Author(s) -
Anna Katalin Aklan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
history in flux
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2706-414X
pISSN - 2706-4441
DOI - 10.32728/flux.2020.2.6
Subject(s) - oppression , politics , independence (probability theory) , tribute , resistance (ecology) , martin luther king , dignity , law , religious studies , sociology , formative assessment , environmental ethics , swami , political science , gender studies , philosophy , civil rights , ecology , pedagogy , statistics , mathematics , biology
The leader of the Indian independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi, left an invaluable legacy: he proved to the world that it was possible to achieve political aims without the use of violence. He was the first political activist to develop strategies of nonviolent mass resistance based on a solid philosophical and uniquely religious foundation. Since Gandhi’s death in 1948, in many parts of the world, this legacy has beenreceived and continued by others facing oppression, inequality, or a lack of human rights. This article is a tribute to five of the most faithful followers of Gandhi who have acknowledged his inspiration for their political activities and in choosing nonviolence as a political method and way of life: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Martin Luther King, Louis Massignon, the Dalai Lama, and Malala Yousafzai. This article describes their formative leadership and their significance and impact on regional and global politics and history.