It is 100 years since the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi founded Sabarmati Satyagrah Ashram to start his fight for freedom of India from British rule. Being Gujarati he felt it more appropriate to start the struggle for independence from Gujarat and felt sure of getting a good financial support from rich Aamdavadis!
Having been successful in his struggle against apartheid in South Africa, he returned to India in early 1915. He united the leaders, inspired common people to stand up to injustice, respected women, encouraged all to join him in the mass movement. With his abundant energy, resolute courage to challenge the highest authority, his unique method of civil disobedience, non-cooperation, boycott of foreign goods, he removed the foreign rule from India -.only through non-violence.
India has maintained largest democracy with many religions, languages castes and creed for sixty eight years. It has made tremendous progress in many fields but its achievements in the space industry(which requires highly intellectual workforce) is outstanding. However, India has a long way to go but with P.M. Narendrabhai's ideal village, modernizing cities and other projects, hard work from it's people and N.R.I. investment (helping foreign exchange).it will be a leading country in the world.
Ila Kapadia
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