Lesson for your child: Keep persevering Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar He always followed the dictum, ' Idleness is the greatest enemy of man.' With no one around to help him, he persevered alone by first digging around the stone and then moving it out of the way.Īfter India gained independence, Sardar Patel worked tirelessly to merge the 560 odd princely states into the union of India. Concerned about how much inconvenience the stone would cause those travelling on that road, he decided to remove it. While the rest of his friends did not pay any attention and moved ahead, Sardar Patel stayed back. On the road, while walking to school, Sardar Patel found a big stone lying in their path. He and his friends used to walk to Petlad to attend N K High School, which was at a distance of almost 15 km. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born in the village of Karamsad. Lesson for your child: Be fair and just Iron Man Of India - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel In his words, " Remember that the greatest crime is to compromise with injustice and wrong." Netaji always stood up against unfairness and tyranny. He returned to India to join the freedom movement and fight against the British occupation. However, he decided against pursuing a career as an ICS officer, as he did not want to serve the British who were forcefully occupying India. Netaji took the exams and secured the fourth position. So, he sent Netaji to England to appear in the ICS examination. His father, Janakinath Bose, was a successful lawyer who wanted Netaji to join the prestigious ICS (Indian Civil Service). Lesson for your child: Be honest always Netaji - Subhash Chandra Bose But, Gandhiji refused to do it.Īll his life, Gandhiji followed the principle, ' Honesty is the best policy'. As the inspector was busy checking what one of the students had written, the teacher signalled to Gandhiji to correct the spelling by looking at what the student sitting beside him had written. After the test was over, Gandhiji's teacher noticed that he had incorrectly spelt the word 'kettle' as 'ketle'. To test how much the students knew, he asked them to write down the spellings of a few words that he dictated. When Gandhiji was a student, one day, the Inspector of Schools, Mr Giles, came to visit his school. Imbibing the essence of what guided these great men can set us on the path to becoming better human beings. While these speak volumes about their strength, resolve and character, it would also help us understand the fundamental philosophy each of them followed throughout their life. On the occasion of Republic Day, let us look at some significant incidents from the lives of some of the great leaders of our freedom movement. Although it attracted a majority of the Indian population, only a handful of them rose to lead the struggle. The movement for India's independence lasted almost a hundred years.
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