Chapter 23- Independence and Development in the Global South

Chapter twenty-three talks a lot about the independence and freedom from British Rule. I found the part about Mahatma Ghandi very interesting because he was such a huge inspiration in the Indian society. He was an ordinary person and was born in Gujarat, where he was married at thirteen and by the time he was eighteen, he took a quick opportunity to study abroad in England in law. Overall, Ghandi was a very peaceful and compassionate person, which helped India gain their independence in a  non-violent fashion. His philosophy was known as satygraha, which was an active and confrontational approach to political action which was all again non-violent. He had many different views as a leader, and sought the moral transformation of individuals. His view on the caste system did not matter, and accepted support from capitalists and socialists. Ghandi himself opposed a modern industrial future for India and instead seeked a society of harmonious self-sufficient villages. He was very old fashioned and believed in what India already had. India also had a problem between the Hindus and the Muslims because both were not from the same country and had different cultures/customs which both of the peoples did not agree upon. Muhammad Ali Jinnah which was the leader of the Muslim League argued that some parts of India have a separate status which was called Pakistan. Muslims lived in Pakistan and the Indians lived in  India. In 1947, Ghandi led India to independence after the Congress Party agreed to partition as the British declared to leave Indian after World War II. Unfortunately, in 1948, Ghandi was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist, and it was very sad to see such a great leader die in such a way. He was a massive inspiration in India's history, and perhaps without him, India would have never gotten the same independence as it has now.