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  2. Honorific titles of Indian figures - Wikipedia

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    Conferred upon by his long-time mentor Mahatma Gandhi [32] after the Bardoli Satyagraha. Vallabhbhai Patel: Shaheed e Azam Bhagat Singh [33] [34] "Great martyr" (Urdu). "Shaheed" = "martyr" and "Azam" = "Principal". Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Hindustani for "the brave". Popularly used by followers; now a part of popular culture. Vinayak ...

  3. Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia

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    In Europe, Romain Rolland was the first to discuss Gandhi in his 1924 book Mahatma Gandhi, and Brazilian anarchist and feminist Maria Lacerda de Moura wrote about Gandhi in her work on pacifism. In 1931, physicist Albert Einstein exchanged letters with Gandhi and called him "a role model for the generations to come" in a letter writing about ...

  4. Gandhians - Wikipedia

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    The followers of Mahatma Gandhi, the most prominent figure of the Indian independence movement, [1] are called Gandhians.. Gandhi's legacy includes a wide range of ideas ranging from his dream of ideal India (or Rama Rajya), economics, environmentalism, women's rights, animal rights, spirituality, the truth, nonviolence, asceticism and others.

  5. Bayard Rustin - Wikipedia

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    Rustin's personal philosophy is said to have been inspired by combining Quaker pacifism with socialism (as taught by A. Philip Randolph), and the theory of non-violent protest popularized by Mahatma Gandhi. [9] President Ronald Reagan issued a statement on Rustin's death, praising his work for civil rights and "for human rights throughout the ...

  6. Family of Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia

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    The Gandhi family is the family of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi; Mahatma meaning "high souled" or "venerable" in Sanskrit; [1] the particular term 'Mahatma' was accorded Mohandas Gandhi for the first time while he was still in South Africa, and not commonly heard as titular for any other civil figure even of similarly ...

  7. List of the tallest statues in India - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Mahatma Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi: Patna: Bihar: 22 72: Statue of Lord Ganesh atop the Birla Temple [32] 2013: Lord Ganesha: Lord Ganesha: Pimpri-Chinchwad: Maharashtra: 22 72: Statue of Lord Ganesha [33] 2009: Lord Hanuman Balaji Statue: Hanuman: NH-162, Pali, Rajasthan: Rajasthan: 21.94 72.0: Statue of Hanuman with Lord Ram And ...

  8. AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains - Wikipedia

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    Historical figures 21 Mahatma Gandhi: Male Ben Kingsley: Gandhi: 1982: Historical figure; received Academy Award 22 Spartacus: Male Kirk Douglas: Spartacus: 1960: Historical figure 23 Terry Malloy Male Marlon Brando: On the Waterfront: 1954: Received Academy Award 24 Thelma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer Female Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon ...

  9. Charles Freer Andrews - Wikipedia

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    He was widely known as Gandhi's closest friend and was perhaps the only major figure to address Gandhi by his first name, Mohan. [ 8 ] Charles Andrews died on 5 April 1940, during a visit to Calcutta , and is buried in the 'Christian Burial ground' of Lower Circular Road cemetery , Calcutta.