FREE ESSAY ON MAHATMA GANDHI

MAHATMA GANDHI

I am purely amazed by the astonishing personal revolution by which a simple inarticulate
man transformed himself into the Mahatma, who ushered the British Empire out of India
without even firing a shot. In the age of Empire and Military might he proved that the
powerless had power and that force of arms would never prevail against force of spirit.
Based on all this, Mahatma Gandhi surely deserved an award, which spoke of his efforts,
his fight for freedom and justice and all his other contributions to this world. This
award could be given to a few other people also who have been great reformers. It could
be given to one who is a reformer, who has fought for the rights of the people, one who
has fought against all the injustice, malpractices of this world, for the oppressed
people. One who does not use his status, power and military to reform the world but his
own might and that force of spirit to make this place a better world. One who displays
the courage and conviction to stand for his beliefs. In short, he/she could be called the
guiding light for peace in this world.
Gandhi's concept of nonviolent resistance liberated one nation and sped the end of
colonial empires around the world. His marches and fasts fired the imagination of
oppressed people everywhere. Millions sought freedom and justice under Mahatma's guiding
light. He proclaimed the power of love, peace and freedom. He fought for the rights of
the Indians, for their freedom from the British. His principles surely made a difference
in this world. In spite of being treated rudely and paying all sorts of penalties, he was
never deterred.
Many people, organizations and awards have already acknowledged Gandhi for his efforts.
Recently he was rated the runner up Person of the Century second only to the great
scientist Albert Einstein who had himself said that " the future generations will
scarcely believe that such a man in flesh and blood, had tread this earth." in reference
to Mahatma Gandhi. The British Broadcasting Corporation also voted him as the Man of the
Millennium. Gandhi is a great man held in universal esteem, a figure lifted from history
to moral icon. I would want to show my respect and reverence for him and also want to
express that his efforts have not gone in vain and today even the children who are the
future generation of this world remember and respect his work. I would like to call this
award the "Life and Leaders" award. It would be given to a living or a dead person every
year. I would first like to honor the so-called Father of the nation by the Indians,
Mahatma Gandhi, by this award.