Nehru and Gandhi

I thought I'd share some of the things I wrote in my history paper, I found the story between Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohandas Gandhi very interesting:

The early 20^th century was a time of revolution in the Indian subcontinent and leaders arose from every facet of its civilization. These freedom fighters all had one ultimate goal, liberty, but their views on how to reach them were vastly different. The two most notable names to come out of this era are Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. They held a unique relationship meaning they were great friends in one situation but strong opposition in another. One of their most prominent disagreements is about the future of the Indian people. Gandhi praised the peasant life; a life of ideals where the people should forget the years of British imperialism and have a new spiritual beginning. A perfect example is when Gandhi states “…in unlearning what she has learned during the last fifty years. The railways, the telegraphs, hospitals, lawyers, doctors and suchlike; and the so called upper-class have to learn consciously.”[1] Gandhi advocated against industrialization while on the other hand Nehru welcomed it with open arms.

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[1] "Gandhi and Nehru 'Two Utterly Different Standpoints.'" Documents in World History. Upper Saddle

             River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2004. 593-594. CD-ROM.