The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize was established in 1995 to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Mahatma Gandhi, thanks to the generosity of the Indian writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh.
Religious tempers had been calmed, government functioning made more transparent (through the right to information law), and a series of welfare measures for the rural poor (pre-eminently, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme) initiated.
The billboards have not gone down well with the Mahatma Gandhi National Foundation - an NGO based in Kottayam town - which says the sale of the brand of whisky promoted by the actor has gone up since the advertisement came out.
His anecdote centres on the moment Mahatma Gandhi discussed the principle of karma - the Hindu doctrine that you will pay for your actions, or be rewarded for them, perhaps in a future life.
The imposing, glass-fronted building situated on the prominent Mahatma Gandhi Road resembles a posh international store rather than a traditional jewelry shop.
The Prize was created in 1995 on the occasion of the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, thanks to the generosity of the Indian writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh, who is also UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
His commitment to nonviolence came through studying the Hindu leader Mahatma Gandhi, his opposition to the Vietnam War was motivated by meetings with the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh and some of his most profound conversations about faith and civil rights took place with a Rabbi, Abraham Joshua Heschel.
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The decision was adopted to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.
They include several letters that could provide insight into the relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and Hermann Kallenbach.
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In 1948, as a UP bureau chief in India, he broke to the world the story of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
You could write an academic thesis on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and whether civil disobedience must always be peaceful.
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The creation of the Prize in 1995 marked the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Under the name MC Yogi, Mr. Giacomini began writing, recording and selling online yoga-centric rap songs, such as "Be the Change, " a hip-hop telling of the story of Mahatma Gandhi.
She points to what looks like an empty space on the left side and then holds it up against the light and suddenly a picture of Mahatma Gandhi appears with the number 500 written on it.
Nonetheless, the party remains the antithesis to the modern secular country envisaged by Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India.
Back when the President was a senator, he kept a picture of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of India, in his office.
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India is famous for national treasures such as the Taj Mahal, Mahatma Gandhi and, more recently, phone-based tech support.
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The Newtown area is growing as a cultural center, with art galleries, theaters and dance venues, and Constitution Hill, once the site of a prison that held Mahatma Gandhi and later Nelson Mandela, has been converted into the country's highest law court and a tourist attraction, with exhibitions dedicated to its unsavory past.
Perhaps, he wanted to serve notice of his solidarity with Mahatma Gandhi and the other anti-imperialist revolutionaries who struggled against Churchill and his government.
In 1942, following the passing of a "Quit India" campaign by the All-India Congress, Mahatma Gandhi and 50 others were arrested in Bombay.
The author of a book on Mahatma Gandhi has said it is "shameful" that it has been banned in India's western state of Gujarat.
Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, joined the protesters to sign a "pledge of resistance" to fracking and discuss utilizing civil disobedience if shale gas development is permitted.
And in the wider world, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi stand out as selfless examples.
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By implementing this agreement, we are living up to the aspirations, norms and responsibilities that Mahatma Gandhi embodied and championed.
Indian writers and relatives of Mahatma Gandhi have protested against the ban.
If Mr. Hazare doesn't approve the bill, she said, she will participate in his next scheduled agitation: a movement on Dec. 30 in which volunteers allow themselves to be arrested to fill the jails, a tactic used by Mahatma Gandhi when he was leading India's movement for independence from its British rulers.
Mahatma Gandhi, on a stop at the local station, makes an impassioned call for reform which inspires the child-bride and the now bereaved lover to flee the town together and accompany Gandhi to a brighter future.
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