Film Lesson "Gandhi"

The map of Asia was changed forever in 1947 when the East India British company left India for good. India was split up into 3 countries Pakistan, India, and East Pakistan(Present day Bangladesh. This began the biggest migration in the history of the world. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims went to Pakistan. This move of Independence can be credited to many people but the one that was quite possibly the most influential was Gandhi. This leader was most recognized for his acts of non-violent civil disobedience. He encouraged the people to get their independence through non-violent means.

He defied British rule on many occasions. One of them was the salt march. This was when Gandhi along with a hindered men walked 200 miles to the edge of India to the sea and made salt. While this may sound like nothing, salt had a huge importance in everyday life in India. In the harsh climate like India's food cannot survive because of the extreme heat. He also stopped wearing British made clothes and made his own cloth. He encouraged the people to do the same. He was also sentenced to jail many time and all those times that he was sent to jail he came back stronger and more determined than ever.
This also had an effect on the people because it made them more determined. He believed that nothing can be achieved through violence and that if the people would want their independence then they would have to prove it not to him but to the empire. He once said that "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind". This ment that violence was never the anwser and that the only thing violence bring is more violence and death with bloodshed.