Gandhi Essay

The Gandhi movie was a very great movie. He was a man who stood up for his beliefs. In India he was considered the father of the nation. Gandhi lead thousands of people and taught them away to fight for there rights with peaceful and disobedience. One of the Hindus beliefs was the caste system and Gandhi wanted to change that. He wanted to change a lot of old traditional beliefs of the Hindu religion.
In a way that Gandhi practiced Hinduism he believed in the higher power. He was a very religious man and studied the Hindu philosophy. He also dressed the old traditional Indian way and made his own clothes. He wore a shawl and dhoti. Gandhi emphasized to his people that being truthful and non violent was the way to stand up for their rights. They listened to Gandhi and most of the people in India did what he asked for.
The less important parts of the Hindu religion to Gandhi were the caste system. He believed that all people were created equal. He wanted to do away with the cast system. He didn’t want any more untochability or caste discrimination. I believe that Gandhi considered himself a good Hindu because he practiced Hinduism just like the rest of the Hindus except he didn’t believe in the cast system. After India gained independence from the British most Hindus probably didn’t agree that Gandhi was a true Hindu because he gave the land that we now called Pakistan to the Muslims. But Gandhi had no control of the dividing of the Muslims and the Hindus. He wanted to create brotherhood between both religions.
I agree with Gandhi’s self assessment because he was a very powerful leader. He was a spiritual and major political leader of India. He freed India from the British. He went to jail and spent many years in jail for the rights of the Indian people. If his followers didn’t practice non violence and truth he would fast until they did so. He could have died from starvation. If you evaluate his life you will see that he made a lot of sacrifices for the Hindus and the Muslims.
In brief, the movie Gandhi had touched me in many different ways. It made me want to learn more about the Hindu and Muslim religion. He was a great spiritual and political person. He is someone that I look up to now. He wanted Independence for India. He practiced the Hindu philosophy but he just didn’t believe in the cast system and wanted to do away with it. He made many sacrifices for the Indian people such as going to jail and standing up to the British government. He believed in non violence and instilled it into the Indian people. All he wanted was brotherhood from the Hindus and the Muslims and to get the British out. He accomplished getting the British out, but what he didn’t accomplish before he died was the brotherhood of both religions. He is a man of honor in my eyes and I will never forget the father of the nation and all that he accomplished throughout his life.