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7. Gandhi started many movements while fighting from freedom- Quit india movement- Salt Satyagraha movement- Non co-operation movement

Salt satyagraha was a famous among them,

Dandi march - Gandhi launched a new satyagraha against the tax on salt in March 1930, marching 400

kilometres from Ahmedabad to Dandi, Gujarat to make salt himself.

This campaign was one of his most successful at upsetting British rule; Britain responded by

imprisoning over 60,000 people.

The effect of salt march were felt across.

By leading the salt march he showed qualities of a determined leader who led from the front

by taking salt as an metaphor.

He also sent a message to Britisher that he wont tolerate injustice.

8. LEADERSHIP LESSONS BY GANDHILesson # 1 : Continuous learning and improvement

Gandhi always told his followers that if two of his sentences contradict each other and if they

thought

he was sane at that time (!), please ignore the first one and accept the second one. This reflects

his learning and growth mindset, as well as anticipation of his followers needs. As an added

corollary, rigid consistency was not one of his traits!

Lesson # 2 : Looking at each person just as a human being

Be quick, be brief, be gone! Personal meetings with Gandhi were very short, generally lasting a

couple of minutes. However, in those minutes people felt that Gandhi made them feel as if they

were the only person in the world that Gandhi would have liked to talk at that time.

Lesson # 3 : Being an excellent listener

Gandhi was not a very skilled public speaker; generally he was believed to be quite average. On

the other hand, he was an exceptional listener of both the articulated and the unsaid. He

seemed to be practicing seeing with your ears.

Lesson # 4 : Balancing value-driven vision and execution efficiency

A leader with vision has a clear, vivid picture of where to go, as well as a firm grasp on what

success looks like and how to achieve it. But its not enough to have a vision; leaders must also

share it and act upon it.A leader must be able to communicate his or her vision in terms that


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cause followers to buy into it. He or she must communicate clearly and passionately, as passion

is contagious.

Lesson # 5 : Being the conscience keeper

Non-cooperation was one of the key political movements that Gandhi initiated and led. Gandhi

aborted the movement saying a key tenet of the movement, non-violence, was violated, and

that in his opinion we are not ready for self-rule. A related trait for Gandhi was his belief that

the end did not justify the means. He was insistent about purity of path in order to achieve

desired goal.

Lesson # 6 : Heavy emphasis on self-awareness and discipline

As you grow in self awareness, you will better understand why you feel what you feel and why

you

behave as you behave. Self discipline is the training of your mind to control, perceived harmful,

urges,

and to continue to control these urges until a satisfactory resolution has been sought.

Self discipline is

a skill and once you get to grips with it, it can alter your life.

Lesson # 7 : Emphasis on path and result

Mahatma Gandhi was the great leader. He had chosen a path of non-voilence for himself and his

followers. All his life he fought against the imperial powers only with the weapon of non-

voilence. This gave us straight to fight without weapons. And due to this we are here and ready

to face any problem. Its also necessary to be clear as to what are the outcomes of effective

leadership.

Lesson # 8 : Be open-minded

Always keep things in perspective. Do not dismiss others or anything big or small without

giving a try. We never know where the next cool or useful idea may come from.

9. Four Cornerstones of the Foundation of Ethical Leadership :-Truth Telling

All men recognize the right to revolution that is the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist,

the government when its tyranny and efficiency are great and unendurable.

For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done is forever.

But we love better to talk about it

Millions had read Ruskin and Thoreau and agreed with them. But Ghandi took words and ideas

seriously, and when he accepted an idea in principle he felt that not to practice it was dishonest.

How can you believe in a moral or religious precept and not live it?

-Promise Keeping

-Fairness

ahimsa, karma yoga, satyagraha


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-Respect for the individuals Ahismsa meant that the British the oppressors were to be

throught of as human beings. Granted they were adversaries, opponents. But that did not give

license to hate.

10. EXAMPLES OF LEADERSHIP BY GANDHI

Truth v/s Humanity BY VEER ALAM

In South Africa, Young Gandhiji got a dispute with a bad Afghani person, named Veer aalam. Veer

Aalam hit him on his head several times by a rod. Gandhiji became unconscious. Police arrested the

veer aalam. What did the Gandhiji do on getting consciousness?

What did the Gandhiji done?

As Gandhiji came in conscious, he asked Oh! How is Veer Aalam? People told that he had been

caught by the police. Gandhiji Got up and went to the police station and told police that Veer Aalam

was innocent. Veer Aalam acquitted from the jail but became a slave of Gandhiji by heart.

Intrepidity

- Jagirdar: Gandhi is always surrounded by dozens of people otherwise I willkill him if I find him alone.

- Gandhiji heard it by someone and didnt say anything except asking theaddress of that Jagirdar.

- At 5 O clock in the next morning, Gandhiji reached at his house.- Jagirdar got surprised by looking Gandhiji

11.FAILURES OF GANDHIJI-Recruiting Indian soldiers for the British war effort in 1914-18.

- Committing the mobilisation potential of the freedom movement to

the Khilfat agitation in 1920-22

-His autocratic decision to call off the mass agitation for complete

independence in 1931

- Taking a confused and wavering position vis--vis India's involvement in

World War 2


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-Taking a confused and wavering position vis--vis the Partition plan, including

false promises to the Hindus of the designated Pakistani areas to prevent

Partition or at least to prevent their violent expulsion

-Refusing to acknowledge that Pakistan had become an enemy state after its

invasion of Kashmir, by undertaking a fast unto death in order to force theIndian government to pay Pakistan 55 crore rupees from the British-Indian

treasury

Gandhi ji made several mistakes. He made as many mistakes as we make In our

life.

HOW TO AVOID MISTAKES?

1.

Self-Evaluation2. Find your Mistake3. Tell your Mistake4. Understand your Mistake5. Feel the pain of your Mistake6. Do realization7. Take a Promise not to repeat it again8. Be rigid on it9. Move towards the Truth

conclusion

Overall gandhi was an extremely influential and inspirational person . he showed people that if they

stand up for themselves ,they can definitely accomplish anything they strive to achieve. Though his acts

of satyagraha,he showed that his principles of toleration ,truth,nonviolence ,and perseveverance will

trimuph over evil every time.although his assassination was the end life ,it was just the beginning of a

legacy

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