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Term used for followers of Mahatma Gandhi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The followers of Mahatma Gandhi,one of the prominent figure of the Indian independence movement,[1] are called Gandhians.
Gandhi's legacy includes a wide range of ideas ranging from his dream of ideal India (or Rama Rajya), economics, environmentalism, women's rights, animal rights, spirituality, the truth, nonviolence, asceticism and others. Thus Gandhians hailing from a wide range of work profile attribute their ideas to him.
An overwhelming number of Bharat Ratna awardees are such individuals. In a 2012 poll called The Greatest Indian, the jury decided to keep Gandhi out as it "is impossible for anyone to come close to the father of the nation when it comes to leadership, impact and contribution". The poll included as many as 10 individuals in top 20 who were either close aides, disciples, successors or Gandhian ideologues.[a]
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- Among the top 20 entries of The Greatest Indian
- Close aides: Vallabhbhai Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru, C. Rajagopalachari, Vinoba Bhave, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
- Disciples: Baba Amte, Ela Bhatt, Jayaprakash Narayan
- Ideologues: Atal Bihari Vajpayee,[2] Ram Manohar Lohia
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