Monday, September 28, 2009

Indian nationalist leader Mohandas Gandhi

    Mahatma Gandhi became one of the pivotal figures, if not the main figure, in India's history in the Twentieth Cetury. Along with Jinnah and Nehru, Gandhi shaped India's history up to its independence in 1947.

    Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 and he died in 1948.

    Gandhi was born in Porbander in western India. In 1888, he went to London to study law. He returned to Bombay to work as a barrister but went to South Africa to work in 1907. In South Africa, he took part in passive protests against the Transvaal government's treatment of Indian settlers who were in the minority in the region. In 1915, he returned to India and, after joining the Congress movement, he emerged as one of the party's leaders.

    Gandhi encouraged Indians to boycott British goods and buy Indian goods instead. This helped to revitalise local economies in India and it also hit home at the British by undermining their economy in the country. Gandhi preached passive resistance, believing that acts of violence against the British only provoked a negative reaction whereas passive resistance provoked the British into doing something which invariably pushed more people into supporting the Indian National Congress movement.

    Gandhi was imprisoned in 1922, 1930, 1933 and in 1942. While in prison, he went on hunger strike. His fame was such that his death in prison would make international headlines and greatly embarrass the British at a time when Britain was condemning dictators in Europe.

    In 1931, Gandhi came to Britain for the Round Table conferences. Nothing was achieved except for the publicity that Gandhi received for dressing in the clothes of an Indian villager; Gandhi saw this type of dress as perfectly normal for a man who represented the Indian people. The British representatives at the conference were more soberly dressed in formal morning dress.

    When in India, Gandhi took on the British where possible. He famous walk to the sea to produce salt was typical of his actions. Britain had a monopoly on salt production in India and Gandhi saw this as wrong. Hence his decision to produce salt by the sea.
    He realised that the religious issues of India were too deep for any remedy to work. Hence he collaborated with Mountbatten and Wavell in the build up to independence in 1947. This association with the break-up of India was to cost him his life. There had been one assassination attempt on Gandhi on January 20th 1948 - it had failed. Just ten days later on the 30th January, he was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic who could not forgive Gandhi for his belief that Muslims had equal value to Hindus and no-one was better than anybody else.

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Acrylic Nails




    Acrylic nails are the most common type of nail that people use. These types of nails are so popular that many people buy them from the store and apply them at home. Do it yourself kits have made the process easier and quicker and many consumers take advantage of this fact. Many people like acrylic nails simply because they add a little length to natural nails and many people like the fashionable look that they portray.



    People who use acrylic nails have several choices when it comes to the application technique. Acrylic nails can be whole or partial and ladies can choose whether they want the application applied on the entire nail or if they want the material only on the tips. Acrylic is made out of liquid acrylic when consists of a monomer and a polymer. This substance is referred to as acrylic powder. The powder material is applied to the nail and it hardens almost immediately after being applied. Some ladies have long nails already and acrylic helps to make them stronger and keep them from breaking so they may elect to get a light acrylic overlay over their natural nails to help strengthen them.



    Ladies now have beautiful nails that are ready to be designed. French manicures which consist of a white tip or polish on the nail is very popular and many ladies get the style. Ladies can also choose airbrush designs or they may simply want to use colored polish. Acrylic nails are reasonably priced and as stated before many people do them from the comfort of their own home.Source URL: https://meganfoxbuzz.blogspot.com/2009/09/
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