Salt and Empires
Founder of Pakistan
In March of 1930,a 61-year-old man started out on a long walk to the ocean.When people asked where he was going,Mohandas("Mahatma")Gandhi replied,'I am going to the ocean to get some salt.' Soon thousands joined him in a trip that lasted a month and became known as the 'salt March'.
Mohandas K.Gandhi was a Hindu Indian who had studied law i London.When Gandhi returned home he was angered by the poverty and inequality he saw in this country.Rather than fight the British with guns or bombs,Gandhi believed in simply refusing to obey unjust laws.For example,he urged Indians to make their own clothing so they wouldn't have to buy British goods.Hindus began to call Gandhi 'Mahatms',which means 'great soul'.
India finally won independence from Britain in 1947. After India became independent,there was violence between the country's Hindu and Muslim populations.During the last year of his life,Gandhi worked to build peace between all the peoples of India. Gandhiji Also Known As Father of India
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Mohandas K.Gandhi was a Hindu Indian who had studied law i London.When Gandhi returned home he was angered by the poverty and inequality he saw in this country.Rather than fight the British with guns or bombs,Gandhi believed in simply refusing to obey unjust laws.For example,he urged Indians to make their own clothing so they wouldn't have to buy British goods.Hindus began to call Gandhi 'Mahatms',which means 'great soul'.
India finally won independence from Britain in 1947. After India became independent,there was violence between the country's Hindu and Muslim populations.During the last year of his life,Gandhi worked to build peace between all the peoples of India. Gandhiji Also Known As Father of India
Listen Gandhiji Speech
Founder of Pakistan
Mohammed Ali Jinnah was born in Karachi in 1876.At that time the city was part of India,and India was controlled by the British. When Jinnah was a young man,his parents sent him to London to gain business experience,Instead,he studied law and learned about the British system of government.After his studies, he returned to India and began to practice law in Bombay( now mumbai). It was about this time that the people of India began to seek freedom from British rule.
Jinnah began to work hard to make a Muslims nation out of part of India's land, The new country would be called Pakistan. Jinnah was chosen as Pakistans's first head of state,but he served for only a year before he died.Despite his short rule,Jinnah's people loved him.And because he helped create Pakistan, Jinnah is considered the Father of Pakistan"
Jinnah began to work hard to make a Muslims nation out of part of India's land, The new country would be called Pakistan. Jinnah was chosen as Pakistans's first head of state,but he served for only a year before he died.Despite his short rule,Jinnah's people loved him.And because he helped create Pakistan, Jinnah is considered the Father of Pakistan"
Mother of the Poor and Dying
During her lifetime Mother Teresa became known worldwide for her kindness and her charitablework
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Albania(now Macedonia) in 1910.When she was 18 years old,she decide to become a nun in the Roman Catholic church.She travelled to Ireland and there she joined the Institute of the marry,and she became sister Teresa.She took vows promising to live a simple life and not to marry,and she became Sister Teresa.
She often said that she was inspired to make two important decisions in her life. One was to become a nun,and in 1946 the other was to devote her life to helping the sick and the poor. She began working with the people living in Calcutta's slums. She became an Indian citizen. In 1979 Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Soon after her death,in 1997 ,the Roman Catholic church began the process to have Mother Teresa declared a saint.
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Albania(now Macedonia) in 1910.When she was 18 years old,she decide to become a nun in the Roman Catholic church.She travelled to Ireland and there she joined the Institute of the marry,and she became sister Teresa.She took vows promising to live a simple life and not to marry,and she became Sister Teresa.
She often said that she was inspired to make two important decisions in her life. One was to become a nun,and in 1946 the other was to devote her life to helping the sick and the poor. She began working with the people living in Calcutta's slums. She became an Indian citizen. In 1979 Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Soon after her death,in 1997 ,the Roman Catholic church began the process to have Mother Teresa declared a saint.
