Who painted the portrait of mahatma gandhi which martin luther king jr kept in his office?

Title A painting of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., 1995 Date circa 1995 Description A painting of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. This photograph was possibly taken during a Civil Rights Immersion Trip. Format Local Identifier RG 22.12.01.36.27.003 Subject(s) Collection License Type This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

From the early days of the That same year, Pandit Jawaharlal Stride Toward Freedom, and addressing King secured funds for his trip to India from the Christopher Reynolds Foundation, the On 3 February 1959, King, his wife Coretta Scott King told a group of reporters gathered at the airport, “To other countries I may go as a tourist, but to India I come as a pilgrim” ( My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr.). King shared reminiscences with Gandhi's close comrades, who openly praised him for his efforts in Montgomery, influencing nonviolent philosophies in global spheres of conflict. King’s meetings with satyagrahis and his interactions with the Gandhi family reinforced his belief in the power of passive resistance and its potential usefulness throughout the world—even against totalitarian regimes. In discussion with students at New Delhi University, King talked about the true nature of nonviolent resistance, noting that “we are going through the most exciting and most momentous period of history” ( As King left the capital, he ventured onto Patna and Gaya, discussing decentralist ideologies with independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan and visiting Budh Gaya’s historic Buddhist temple. After passing through Shantiniketan to Calcutta, King inquired the press about their perspectives on problems in India and the persistence of Gandhian influences in society. In a crowded student meeting, he emphasized colored people’s struggle for freedom and justice around the world. “We have ...

King had always hoped to visit India, but the civil rights movement kept him too busy for years. Finally, in 1959, a trip was organized and co-sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee and the Gandhi National Memorial Fund. His wife, Coretta Scott King, and biographer Lawrence D. Reddick joined him on the trip. King gave a final news conference and radio address on March 9, the night before their departure, telling listeners he was leaving India “more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity.” (You can listen to the audio Four days later, he returned to the pulpit for a Palm Sunday service. He preached to his congregants about Gandhi’s life and martyrdom, comparing him to Jesus and Abraham Lincoln. He told them — six years before the march from Selma to Montgomery — about the Salt March in 1930, when Gandhi led millions on a 218-mile nonviolent protest of an unjust law. Hundreds were beaten by British authorities and more than 60,000 arrested, but, “the British Empire knew, then, that this little man had mobilized the people of India to the point that they could never defeat them,” King said.

Initially, Gandhi’s campaigns sought to combat the second-class status Indians received at the hands of the British regime. Eventually, however, they turned their focus to bucking the British regime altogether, a goal that was attained in the years directly after World War II. The victory was marred by the fact that sectarian violence within India between Hindus and Muslims necessitated the creation of two independent states—India and Pakistan—as opposed to a single unified India. untouchableRead more about the Dalits. Mahatma Gandhi, byname of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, (born October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India—died January 30, 1948, Delhi), In the eyes of millions of his fellow Indians, Gandhi was the Mahatma (“Great Soul”). The unthinking adoration of the huge crowds that gathered to see him all along the route of his tours made them a severe ordeal; he could hardly work during the day or rest at night. “The woes of the Mahatmas,” he wrote, “are known only to the Mahatmas.” His fame spread worldwide during his lifetime and only increased after his death. The name Mahatma Gandhi is now one of the most universally recognized on earth. Youth Gandhi was the youngest child of his father’s fourth wife. His father—Karamchand Gandhi, who was the dewan (chief minister) of Gandhi’s mother, Putlibai, was completely absorbed in Who Said It? Famous Quotes Quiz The educational facilities at Porbandar were rudimentary; in the dewan of He had learned, in his words, “to carry out the ord...

“I take photographs to tell important stories to people who weren’t there,” says Bob Fitch BS ’61, whose images document some of America’s greatest 20th-century human rights campaigns. by Jeffrey Lott Photos and captions courtesy of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries Clutching his camera, Bob Fitch stood over the open casket of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 9, 1968. Before him, he saw the famous Reverend Doctor, civil rights leader, and martyr. He also saw a brother, a mentor, and a friend. He thought of the time he’d spent with King and others in the civil rights movement, photographing the height of the voting-rights struggle in the Deep South. And before he raised his camera to capture an image of King’s corpse, he paused. Martin Luther King Jr. in his SCLC office. On the wall is a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, whose practice and teaching of nonviolent direct action inspired King's work. King asked Bob Fitch to photograph him here for the jacket of his then-forthcoming (and last) book, Where Do We Go From Here? published in 1967. This image is also the basis for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., unveiled in 2011. Atlanta, Georgia, 1966.“It was a tough decision to take that photo,” he says. “It felt like blasphemy to put a camera in his face. But then I thought, ‘The world needs to see this horrible truth.’” Bringing the camera to his eye, Fitch made an indelible picture: King is at peace, yet a dark-skinned hand hovers above his he...