Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Nonviolent Resistance and Indian Independence
This is a lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on Mohondas Gandhi and his nonviolent resistance against British rule of India. It features links to Gandhi's biography, his ejection from a train in...
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi/man of Millennium
A huge site of resources on the life of Gandhi from 1869 to 1948. Includes his writings, his work, his teachings, his philosophy and an extensive timeline of events in his life.
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Cnn: Mohandas Gandhi (1869 1948)
An extensive discussion of Gandhi's creed of nonviolence and how he practiced this philosophy in his own life.
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Read Works: The British Empire Mohandas K. Gandhi
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Mohandas Gandhi and his work to gain independence for India without violence. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Timeline of Gandhi's Life
A timeline describing the important dates in the life of Mohandas Gandhi.
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African National Congress: Resistance and Negotiation [Pdf]
A scholarly discussion of Gandhi's strategy of passive resistance for the people of South Africa in their struggle for equal rights.
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The Hindu: Sept. 11: Creating History of a Different Kind
The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 is compared to Mohandas Gandhi's response to oppression of Indians in South Africa on September 11, 1906. On that day, he led a nonviolent protest against the Natal Government to...
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Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
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Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
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Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
Curated OER
Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
Curated OER
Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
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Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
Robin Chew
Lucidcafe: Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader
Informative biographical sketch of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with links to Gandhi and good information about the philosophy of nonviolent social protest. Includes links to text of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and the "I Have a Dream"...
Digital History
Digital History: To the Heart of Dixie
In the early 1960s civil rights activists put the ban on segregation to the test. In 1961, "Freedom riders," boarded buses headed south to test the federal ban on segregated travel. And in 1962, the University of Mississippi was ordered...
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Teachable Moment: Behind the Egyptian Uprising: A Strategic Youth Movement
This is primarily a lesson plan, but the reading from The Nation is important in gathering an understanding about how the Egyptian revolution of 2011 actually came to pass. Students can also consider the quotes from Gandhi that are...