Mahatma Gandhi's Leadership Role in India's Independence Movement

This report delves into the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and his pivotal role in India's independence movement. It examines his leadership styles, focusing on his empathetic and visionary approach, and how he employed non-violent strategies like Satyagraha and civil disobedience to challenge British rule. The report highlights Gandhi's qualities as a leader, including his ability to inspire and mobilize people, manage conflict, and his unwavering commitment to his cause. It also discusses the key campaigns and struggles he undertook, such as the Salt March and the Quit India movement, and how these actions contributed to the eventual achievement of India's independence. The report emphasizes the influence of Gandhi's leadership on shaping the cultural and political landscape of India, showcasing his lasting legacy as a transformative leader.

LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi and
India Independence

ABSTRACT
The freedom movement after India
Independence has been progressively towards
various ideas and practices. The independence
success depends upon Mahatma Gandhi and his
struggles which he faced before independence.
Leadership and culture are inter related terms
that influences a section of group who are
motivated to achieve a common goals. The
father of nation is a master strategist and a
exemplary leader with his struggles and skills
development during the time of independence.
The leadership style which is followed by
Mahatma Gandhi is follower centric and
situational.

LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE
 According to Northouse, Leadership is defined as a concept of
influencing others or a group of individuals to achieve a common
goals and targets. Great leaders have many things in common as they
always influence and willingness to confront in management of time.
There is actual behaviour in essence of leadership.
 Culture may be defined as a norms, learning belief and traditions
which is common to number of people. It is social behaviour and
related norms that is founded in surrounding environment of societies.
 Mahatma Gandhi is one of most positive influential leader and
considered as a father of his country. In India independence, he
organised boycotts against britishers in form of civil disobedience.

MAHATMA GANDHI - LEADERSHIP
STYLES
 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is a spiritual leader of India and
named as Mahatma Gandhi.
 In South Africa, Gandhi experienced prejudice and racial
discriminations and fight for injustice which is imposed on them.
 His brilliant ideas of truth and non violence became very popular and
known as Satyagraha.
 In India, he organised various non violence strikes and non
cooperation protest.
 In year 1947, Mahatma Gandhi achieved what he had pray for, India
Independence from the British rule.

QUALITIES AS A LEADER
• Empathetic
• Confident
• Calm
• Sense of vision
• Avoid Pitfalls
• Leader
• Ambitious
• Motivation
• Conflict Management

MAJOR STRUGGLES MAKES MAHATMA
GANDHI - SUCCESSFUL LEADER
 He fought against racial discrimination in country South Africa for
long time.
 One of the campaign of Mahatma Gandhi is named as Satyagraha is
most popular and led to Indian Relief Act.
 Mahatma Gandhi in India won real battle of civil disobedience in
all over nations.
 He has led his main movement of Salt March to Dandi.
 Mahatma Gandhi launches the quit India movement that demands
end to Britishers.
 He was the leading figure and responsible for achieving India
Independence.

REFERENCING
• https://prezi.com/ckr-kfwttrzt/mahatma-gandhi-leadership-traits/
• https://learnodo-newtonic.com/gandhi-achievements
• https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2818211