Film Lesson "Gandhi"
Around 1946, India was a country that was ruled by the British. The British didn't only rule India before World War II, they also colonized other countries throughout the world including: Australia, Egypt and Africa. They were known for hurting and disciplining the people of the countries they colonized. Before 1947, India was the country they were tired of ruling, but still they didn't stop controlling the Indians because there were a lot of recourses in India that was needed by the British in their own country. The British were producing lots of things, and they needed these recourses for that matter. The Indians wanted to gain freedom from these people badly because they were sick of being controlled, and Mahatma Gandhi was one of those people who was seeking and wanted to gain independence.
Mahatma Gandhi was also known to be called Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi was a man with great leadership and power. He was very humble, religious and a very nonviolent man. Gandhi, in coincidence, was the kind of man that was needed by the Indians to help them guide their way to freedom and independence.
On those years, Gandhi and the Indians went through a lot of hard times, experiences and events that happened at that time. Meanwhile, with the help of Gandhi, India was free of the rule of the dominating United Kingdom, and was given independence in 1947.
Gandhi was the main reason the Indians got rid of the British. He tried to preserve the essence and the culture of India, and through that he succeeded. Gandhi's main belief that he really valued the most was nonviolence. Gandhi showed this over and over again, and his method of nonviolence was the reason that gave India its independence.
Gandhi had a great leadership. He gathered all the people and talk to them from one place to another telling them about how they should stop the British from controlling their country. He also defended the rights of the poor people in India. In fact, his great leadership led these people into a 200 mile Salt March so that the people of India could make and gather their own salt. His goal at that moment was for the people of India not to buy salt from the British but to make their own salt and sell to their fellow Indians. Gandhi also influenced them and preached at every town he went to.
The British were also so rough on them and kept arresting Gandhi to stall the Indians in which a very sad historical event happened at India at that time. It was known as the Amritsar Massacre. This happened when the head of the British troops ordered 50 soldiers to fire into the Indians, without giving a warning.
At that moment, an Indian was protesting to these people but the soldiers didn't even care in which at around 15 minutes, they shoot these people. And the people were all screaming and very afraid at these soldiers and tried to escape, but still some of them failed to escape including their little children that were also killed at the Massacre. The event killed 379 Indians and over 1,500 of them got wounded.
But still beneath these hardships and pain, Gandhi still never stops fighting the British and led the Indians. He still taught them how to be strong and fight no matter what happens.
Then Gandhi went on a 21 day fast to protest against the war between the Muslims and the Hindus and also to protest against Great Britain by not allowing India to be free.
I think India’s Independence was all about Gandhi because it all happened because of his true leadership and nonviolence to the British and his fellow Indians. And their independence wouldn’t have happened if his goals weren’t accomplished. But it was accomplished and achieved well despite the bad things that happened. And with his original beliefs, it became also one of the reasons that led India to its independence.
Great Britain at 1947 back in their country was also trap in the situation of World War II. The British were still at war at that time when India was trying to gain Independence. But after World War II, the British ended their control over India, and fortunately the happiest moment of the Indians happened. Their country was free at last. This was a very historical event that happened in history and also a great blessing and gift for the Indians.
After all these things that happened, it was just very sad that on January 30, 1948, a Hindu fundamentalist called Nathu Ram Godse shot Gandhi, which in the movie was very sad to see. India lost the man who had taught the Indians to dream of independence and who gave them that independence in reality. And on August 15, 1947, Indians had walked across the bridge carrying the body of Gandhi.
I believe that the greatest accomplishment of Gandhi was his life-long fight for the independence of India. And his dream for his country's independence that finally became a reality on August 15, 1947.
