David owen norris biography of mahatma gandhi
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The Cross-Eyed Pianist
Who or what inspired you to take up the violin and pursue a career in music?
I don’t remember starting playing the violin, but I can say when chose to pursue it. I have a clear memory of a freezing walk home from school when I was 12 or so, and deciding that there certain extremely ambitious things which I wanted to do with music. Everything has flowed from that moment. I would say that I choose the violin, more and more, every time I pick it up. A lot has been said about how long it takes to learn an instrument, but very little about how the instrument becomes our nature, how we, eventually, can allow the body and the instrument to interact in ways beyond our active control.
Who or what were the most important influences on your musical life and career?
This would be an enormous list, and I am loath to introduce a hierarchy. In addition so much of what I do and have done, is influenced by non-musicians. But I can say that I was lucky, from a very ea
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India
Mahātmā Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | |
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| Native name | મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી (Gujarati) |
| Born | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-10-02)2 October 1869 (Gandhi Jayanti) Porbandar, Porbandar State, Kathiawar Agency, Bombay Presidency, British India[1] |
| Died | 30 January 1948(1948-01-30) (aged 78) New Delhi, Delhi, Dominion of India (present-day India) |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Raj Ghat, Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu ji, Gandhi ji |
| Alma mater | University College London[2] Inner Temple |
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| Known for | Indian Independence Movement, Peace movement, Nonviolent resistance, Civil resistance, Gandhism |
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