Mohanbir sawhney biography of mahatma
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The greatest Indian ever: Chronicling the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi
: The Purna Swaraj call electrified the political atmosphere of the country and Gandhiji. as decided at Lahore Session, launched the second mass movement – Civil Disobedience or Salt Satyagraha. With a band of 78 devoted followers Gandhi started on foot from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on 12 March, and reached Dandi on 6 April when he picked up salt from the sea thus breaking the salt law.
The Dandi march was replicated in most parts of the country and over one lakh Congress workers were arrested. The breaking of salt law and the Dandi March which received worldwide publicity, served as a big morale booster to millions of the Congress workers and freedom fighters. It certainly acted as a catalyst towards the goal of independence.
The year was a land mark year in the history of the freedom struggle. A session of INC under the presidentship of Sardar Vallabhai Patel was held in Karachi. It was in this session that the historic resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy, moved by Jawaharlal Nehru was adopted. Some of the salient features of the Fundamental Rights and other parts of the resolution like universal adult franchise were later incorporated in the Constitution of India.
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Sailing to Nirvanaby MOHANBIR SINGH SAWHNEY
Prof Sawhney is the McCormick Tribune Professor of Technology and the Director of the Centre for Research on Technology, Innovation & E-Commerce at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago. Business Week lists him as one of the world's most influential people in e-business and describes him as the "John Maynard Keynes for the Net Age".In April , Prof Sawhney delivered the following key-note address at the Annual Vaisakhi Gala hosted by The Centennial Foundation at the historic Carlu Theatre in Toronto:
The theme that I have been asked to speak on is Leadership how Sikh values help us in becoming leaders in corporate and public life. This is my charter.
I have two problems with this topic. I am neither a leader nor an expert on Sikh values. But, I am an academic. We academics have an ability to speak with seeming authority on any subject, to any audience, in any city, with absolutely no knowledge of the subject.
So, I will attempt to talk about leadership and values.
Before we talk about what Sikh values are, I want us to refl
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