Cambridge School,

K.R.Puram.

Name : Jashwanth.N
Class : ‘X’
Subject : History/civics
Topic : PRESENTATION ON THE
INFLUENCE OF GANDHIAN PRINCIPLES ON
NELSON MANDELA.
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that I Jashwanth.N of class X-E

have successfully completed the History/civics
project on the topic “PRESENTATION ON THE
INFLUENCE OF GANDHIAN PRINCIPLES ON NELSON
MANDELA” under the guidance of Ms. Geetha
ma’am during the year 2021-2022.

Teacher‘s signature Principal‘s signature

 Acknowledgment

At the outset I express my profound and my sincere

sense of gratitude to my principal sir Mr.Prashanth
Fernandes and our head mistress Mrs.Rani Christina
for giving me this wonderful opportunity to
undertake this project.

I am proud and privileged to express my sincere

respect to my subject teacher Mrs.Geetha ma’am for
her valuable guidance and timely advice without
whom this project would have been unsuccessful.
On personal front I am heavily thankful to my
parents for their moral financial support and
intellectual support.

Last but not the least I express my grateful

thanks to my friends and everyone else who has
been directly or indirectly instrumental in helping
me to complete this project.
 About Mahatma Gandhi

 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, mostly venerated as Mahātmā, was an Indian

lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent
resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British
rule and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

 Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged in

the early 1940s by a new 
Muslim nationalism which demanded a separate Muslim homeland carved out of India.
 Gandhi's birthday, 2 October, is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti, a 
national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence. Gandhi is
commonly, though not formally, considered the Father of the Nation in India and was
commonly called Bapu.

 Gandhi's statements, letters and life have attracted much political and scholarly analysis
of his principles, practices and beliefs, including what influenced him. Some writers
present him as a paragon of ethical living and pacifism, while others present him as a
more complex, contradictory and evolving character influenced by his culture and
circumstances.
 Gandhain Principles

 the four fundamental principles that Mahatma Gandhi taught: Truth (satya), non-
violence (ahimsa), welfare of all (sarvodaya) and peaceful protest (satyagraha). These
principles can hold people together and hence form the backbone of dharma, which
means “to hold together”.

 Truth” or “Satya” and “Ahimsa” or “Non-Violence” are the foundations of

Gandhian philosophy. They were two socio-political weapons he used in
achieving his goals. Gandhi says that truth and non-violence are the two sides
of the same coin and considers ahimsa as the means; and truth as an end.
 Satya means oneness in your thoughts, speech and actions. Gandhi believed that “there is no
religion higher than truth”. The Yoga-shastras as well as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali propagate
truthfulness as one of the main components for living a disciplined life.

 Gandhi preached the concept of “experimenting with truth”, a phrase that also formed the
subtitle to his autobiography. He taught how to learn through trial and error, often admitting to
mistakes and changing one’s behavior accordingly. Non observance of truthfulness is the root
cause of any corruption in the society.
 Ahimsa teaches us the path of non violence. It should be practiced not only in actions but
also in thoughts and speech. Ahimsa also forms the basis of Jainism and Hinduism as a
religion.

 The third principle is sarvodaya or welfare for all. The basic fundamental teaching of the
Vedic science is also based on sarvodaya. It talks about “bahujan hitay-bahujan sukhay”
– “the good of the masses, the benefit of the masses”. Gandhi found in it a composite
concept of social welfare and economic justice. Any action, which is aimed and seems to
be aimed at the welfare of the people will be accepted by all.
 Satyagraha is protest based on satya (path of truthfulness) and non violence and includes
peaceful demonstrations, prolonged fasts etc. i.e. a non violence-based civil resistance. It
is based on the law of persistence. Satyagraha is formed by two Sanskrit
words satya (truth) and agraha (holding firmly to or firmness). Gandhi said “Satyagraha
is a weapon of the strong; it admits of no violence under any circumstance whatsoever;
and it ever insists upon truth”. He said that if you are firm in the truth in the long run you
are going to win.
 About Nelson Mandela

 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandel (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African 
anti-apartheid revolutionary, statesman and philanthropist who served as 
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of
state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government
 focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and
fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he
served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to
1997.
 The newly elected National Assembly's first act was to formally elect Mandela as South
Africa's first Black chief executive. His inauguration took place in Pretoria on 10 May
1994, televised to a billion viewers globally. The event was attended by four thousand
guests, including world leaders from a wide range of geographic and ideological
backgrounds.[241] Mandela headed a Government of National Unity dominated by the
ANC—which had no experience of governing by itself—but containing representatives
from the National Party and Inkatha. Under the Interim Constitution, Inkatha and the
National Party were entitled to seats in the government by virtue of winning at least 20
seats.

 Aged 76, he faced various ailments, and although exhibiting continued energy, he felt
isolated and lonely.[247] He often entertained celebrities, such as Michael Jackson, 
Whoopi Goldberg, and the Spice Girls, and befriended ultra-rich businessmen, like 
Harry Oppenheimer of Anglo-American. He also met with Queen Elizabeth II on her
March 1995 state visit to South Africa, which earned him strong criticism from ANC
anti-capitalists.
Influence of Gandhain Principles on
Nelson Mandela
 Nelson Mandela,who was often dubbed as the ‘Gandhi of South Africa’ had
strong connections and striking similarities with India’s ‘Father of Nation’.

 The anti-apartheid icon shared a special bond for India and this was there for
the world to see when he chose the land of Gandhi, whom he called his
'political guru' and a 'role model', as his first destination abroad in 1990 after
spending 27 years behind bars.
 In fact when he was released from prison in 1990, India conferred him with
the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian honour. This even before he
got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993. Mandela was the first non-Indian
recipient of Bharat Ratna.

 An avowed Gandhian, Madiba, as Mandela was affectionately known around

the world, always praised Gandhi for his principles of 'Satya and Ahimsa' and
followed his philosophy.
 An avowed Gandhian, Madiba, as Mandela was affectionately known around
the world, always praised Gandhi for his principles of 'Satya and Ahimsa' and
followed his philosophy.

 "The Mahatma is an integral part of our history because it is here that he first
experimented with truth; here that he demonstrated his characteristic
firmness in pursuit of justice; here that he developed Satyagraha as a
philosophy and a method of struggle," Mandela said at an unveiling of Gandhi
Memorial in South Africa in 1993.
 "Gandhi is most revered for his commitment to non-violence and the Congress
Movement was strongly influenced by this Gandhian philosophy, it was a
philosophy that achieved the mobilisation of millions of South Africans during
the 1952 defiance campaign, which established the ANC as a mass-based
organisation," Mandela had said in his address.

 After his release in prison, where he spent years for his anti-apartheid
efforts, Mandela often visited India and invited Indian dignitaries to South
Africa. He will be remembered as much as an Indian leader and an
inspirational figure in India.
 As a strong follower of Gandhi's teachings, he was awarded the International
Gandhi Peace Price in 2001 for his peacemaking efforts by the Indian
government.

 Whenever Mandela visited India he considered it a pilgrimage to the land of his

political guru.