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Nine Great Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi –
Nine Great Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi – 1) “If we are to teach real peace in this world…we shall have to begin with the children.” 2) “By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man; body, mind and spirit.” 3) “Character alone will have real effect on the masses.” 4) “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” 5) “The principle of majority does not work when differences on fundamentals are involved.” 6) “It is much more difficult to live for non-violence than to die for it.” 7) “Ahimsa is one of the world’s great principles which no power on earth can wipe out.” 8) “Whatever...
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A Celebration of Arun Gandhi
Join Mahatma Gandhi’s Grandson, Arun, as you travel across India during your winter break and visit place where Gandhi lived and worked. As well as people who continue to keep Gandhi’s image alive. Gandhi Legacy Tour of India – www.gandhitour.info/india Published April 6, 2012, Salisbury University More videos by Salisbury University student travelers. A Celebration of Arun Gandhi, the fifth Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. Share us on:ShareTweet Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)...
Read MoreDay 01 (1st December) : Arrive Mumbai, India
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is the primary international airport in Mumbai, India. The Airport’s IATA code – “BOM”, is derived from Bombay, Mumbai’s former name. The airport is South Asia’s second busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic and the busiest airport in India in terms of international passenger traffic and the second busiest in terms of overall passenger traffic. Upon arrival at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, proceed to immigration, customs clearance and luggage collection. Continue to the exit where you will be met and transferred to The Ramee Guestline Juhu Hotel, check-in after 2:00...
Read MoreDay 02 (2nd December): Mumbai / Pune
Following a buffet breakfast at the hotel we will set out by bus to Pune, a city crucial to the lives of Mahatma Gandhi, his wife Kasturba, and his secretary Mahadev Desai. They were held as prisoners at Pune’s Agha Khan Palace from August 9, 1942 to May 6, 1944, following the launch of the Quit India Movement. It was during captivity at the Agha Khan Palace that both Kasturba and Mahadev Desai breathed their last. To honour them, the locations of their deaths were converted into memorials, known in India as Samadhi. We will visit the memorials and get a chance to explore the prison that grew to become such an important and spiritual place for the Mahatma....
Read MoreDay 03 (3rd December): Pune / Mumbai / Porbandar
We begin day 3 of the tour with an early breakfast at the hotel, and drive back to Mumbai. From Mumbai’s domestic airport we will board a flight to Porbandar, a port city on India’s west coast, and the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. On arrival, the group will be met and transferred to Hotel Harmony to freshen up following which we will visit Kirti Mandir, Gandhi’s ancestral home. On October 2, 1869, the Gandhi household was blessed with a baby born to Karamchand Gandhi and his wife Putli bai. They named him Mohandas, and he went on to become the Father of the Nation. Therefore, the ancestral complex of the Gandhis was converted into a temple, to commemorate and reflect...
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