- Connection to "The white Tiger"
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Unsuccesful work as attorney
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Reasons:
- Too less experience with indian adjucation
- To get clients, one had to bribe other, greater attorneys (who delivered some of their clients)
- Shy person
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The indian indepence movement and Gandhi's role
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Begin
- Reads book "Unto this last" -> tries to loose material things
- Tries to do everything on his own (Haircut, Meal, ...)
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Occupies himself with kinds of civil disobedience
- -> first times in prison
- Begins to interfere in indian-british conflicts
- His doctrin: non-violent! non-cooperative! but civil disobedience
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Progress
- famous "march of salt" with thousands of people
- Member and president of the "Indian National Congress"
- 1942: Great Britain offers a bargain to stop the "war" -> Gandhi:"Leave india!"
- Achievement: Independence of India with commercial relationship to GB
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After the Independence
- Civil War between Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs
- Mass flight of muslims
- Gandhi risks his life (hunger strike..) to make the conflicts come to an end
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Importance for India and its history
- His Birthday is National Holiday
- Nominated for "Nobel Peace Prize"
- Printed on each indian bank note
- Most famous indian person
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Role in "The White Tiger"
- As a Symbol for what he is looking in the police station in Bangalore, on the streets of Delhi
- Lots of similarities between Gandhi and Balram (Connections in this MindMap)
- "You shouldn't be worried if your driver reads the "Murderer Weekly", you should be worried, if he starts to read "Ghandi""
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Personality
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Biographical details
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Topic
- *1869 in Porbandar - †1948 in New-Delhi
- Attorney
- Leader of the indian independence movement
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Childhood
- Bania-Caste (Merchants)
- Drinks alcohol, although it isn't allowed in his caste
- Steals money of his parents
- Ate goat for one time, although it isn't allowed in his caste
- Good caste, and solid social status
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Names
- Called "Mahatma" or "Bapu"
- "Mahatma"(Sanskrit) = "Great Soul"
- "Bapu"(Sanskrit) = "Father of the Nation"