Can you say what qualities Nabat khanym and
Mohandas K.Gandhi
possessed?
Nabat khanym Ashurbeyova was one of the richest
women in Azerbaijan in the 19th century. Oil fields and
apartment houses were the source of great wealth that
she possessed.
After she married Haji Musa Rza Rzayev, a wealthy
merchant, Nabat khanym became known as a
philanthropist. She attended all meetings of Baku Charity
Society. Nabat khanym joined H.Z.Taghiyev`s initiative
and made huge contributions to financing construction of Shollar water
pipeline, which is one of the largest water pipeline systems that supplies
Baku with drinking water. Mrs Ashurbeyova also lent a large amount of
money to the construction of the “Seyyid Hospital” in the district of
Sabunchu in Baku. Patients were treated in this hospital at her expense for
a long time. Her greatest charity was the construction of the Teze Pir
mosque.
Mohandas K. Gandhi was a Hindu Indian who had
studied law in London. For most his life, he fought for
racial equality and for the independence of India from
British rule. India was controlled by Britain, and when
Gandhi returned home, he was angered by the poverty
and inequality he saw in his country. He urged Indians to
make their own clothing so they wouldn’t have to buy
British goods. Hindus began to call Gandhi “Mahatma”,
which means “great soul”. Most Indians could not afford to buy expensive
British salt, but it was against the law for them to make their own. So
Gandhi walked 200 miles to the ocean to make salt from seawater. He
taught Indians how to get back control of their country by peaceful actions.
India finally won independence from Britain in 1947. During the last year
of his life, Gandhi worked to build peace between all the peoples of India.