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Mahatma Gandhi lead the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India by employing techniques of nonviolent civil disobedience. His methods were eventually successful, and they went on to inspire civil rights movements across the world. In his first television interview on April 30, 1931, Gandhi spoke with Fox Movietone News about his efforts to achieve independence for India, saying “I am an optimist”. Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. Prior to his assassination, there had been five other unsuccessful attempts on his life.

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“It is quite clear that you are today the one person in the world who can prevent a war…”

The following is a letter from Gandhi to Adolf Hitler written on July 23, 1939 before the official beginning of World War II. It is transcribed below:

Dear friend,

           Friends have been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity. But I have resisted their request, because of the feeling that any letter from me would be an impertinence. Something tells me that I must not calculate and that I must make my appeal for whatever it may be worth.

              It is quite clear that you are today the one person in the world who can prevent a war which may reduce humanity to the savage state. Must you pay that price for an object however worthy it may appear to you to be? Will you listen to the appeal of one who has deliberately shunned the method of war not without considerable success? Any way I anticipate your forgiveness, if I have erred in writing to you.

I remain,
Your sincere friend
MK Gandhi

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[Text] Gandhi to Adolf Hitler: His Appeal for Peace appeared first on Witnify.

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Student Priyanka Srinivasa discusses the power of Mahatma Gandhi's words and what they mean from a young person's perspective.

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Priyanka Srinivasa: ‘The Words ‘you Must be the Change You Want to See in the World’ Resonated with Me’ appeared first on Witnify.

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Nirupama Rao, the Ambassador of India to the United States, shares some of her experiences while celebrating Gandhi's birthday over the past few years. Gandhi's birthday is celebrated on October 2nd as an International Day of Nonviolence.

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Ambassador Nirupama Rao Remarks on the Occasion of Gandhi Jayanti appeared first on Witnify.

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Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah of Jammu and Kashmir shares the history of Mahatma Gandhi, his philosophies, and his teachings that still influence hundreds of thousands of people to this day. Gandhi's birthday is an international Day of Nonviolence that is celebrated on October 2nd.

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Meera Shankar, the former Indian Ambassador to the United States, talks about how Mahatma Gandhi struggled to get political freedom for India. Gandhi's birthday is celebrated on October 2nd as an International Day of Nonviolence.

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Bahareh Amidi discusses how she celebrates Gandhi's birthday with "words about love and light" and comments on how he left an International Day of Nonviolence as his legacy. Gandhi's birthday is celebrated on October 2nd each year.

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Arun Gandhi relates how he was taught the philosophy of nonviolence. Gandhi' birthday is celebrated on October 2nd in honor of International Nonviolence.

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