Mayuko fujino biography of mahatma gandhi
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Radio has been a big part of my life since 2015. Drawn back into the political fray by the outbreak of World War II, Gandhi again took control of the INC, demanding a British withdrawal from India in return for Indian cooperation with the war effort.
When a European magistrate in Durban asked him to take off his turban, he refused and left the courtroom. Invested with all the authority of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress Party), Gandhi turned the independence movement into a massive organization, leading boycotts of British manufacturers and institutions representing British influence in India, including legislatures and schools.
After sporadic violence broke out, Gandhi announced the end of the resistance movement, to the dismay of his followers.
Mahatma Gandhi
Early Life
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, in the present-day Indian state of Gujarat. He backed off after violence broke out–including the massacre by British-led soldiers of some 400 Indians attending a meeting at Amritsar–but only temporarily, and by 1920 he was the most visible figure in the movement for Indian independence.
Leader of a Movement
As part of his nonviolent non-cooperation campaign for home rule, Gandhi stressed the importance of economic independence for India.
1979, Saitama, Japan
Lives and works in New York
Solo Show
2010
Arikui abduction, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY, Tokyo
Arikui abduction, Fall Gallery
2009
The Day of the Sea, Gallery Fukka, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions:
2011
JAPANCONGO, Le Magasin - Centre National d Art Contemporain, Grenoble; The Garage Center For Contemporary Culture, Moscow; Palazzo Reale, Milan
SOFA Art Fair Chicago, Megumi Ogita Gallery, Chicago, IL
ULTRA 004 Art Fair, Tokyo
I Found You, Bleicher Gallery, Los Angeles
Gimme Some Truth: A Return to Form, In Rivers, New York
Art Love Japan (Charity Event), In Rivers, New York
Inspiration, In Rivers, New York
Global Art Projects: Artists at Home and Abroad, Broadway Gallery, NYC
2010
In Rivers Gala Exhibition: Big Group/Small Works, in Rivers, New York
The Park West Art Show, Isetan Shinjuku Park West, Tokyo
New Moon 2010, My Plastic Heart NYC, New York
2009
House of Scratch at Hang Man Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Beyond the Page: re-illustrating our favorite childrens books, Gallery 1988, San Francisco, CA
Surface, Brooklyn Artist Gym, New York
2008
The Vivisect Playset Round 5, Gallery 1988, San Francisco, CA
Awards:
2009
Public advertisement exhibition SURFACE, Brooklyn Artist Gym, NY, USA.
2008
Won a prize in the 10th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, USA.
Public advertisement exhibition: won a prize in House of Scratch & elected
Best of Best in the popular vote, Toronto, Canada.
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Nature-inspired, hand-crafted illustrations with a Japanese folk art aesthetic
I am a self-taught paper cutout and stencil artist from Japan based in Columbia County, NY.
Inspired by traditional Japanese stencil textile designs and the Mingei folk art movement, I have been making art since 1999 for clients such as the National Audubon Society, Atlantic Magazine, and the Nature Conservancy.
I am a birder and often find inspiration in the natural landscapes and country life in the Hudson Valley. Along with his wife, Kasturbai, and their children, Gandhi remained in South Africa for nearly 20 years.
Did you know?
In the famous Salt March of April-May 1930, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from Ahmadabad to the Arabian Sea.
The march resulted in the arrest of nearly 60,000 people, including Gandhi himself.
Gandhi was appalled by the discrimination he experienced as an Indian immigrant in South Africa. Instead, British forces imprisoned the entire Congress leadership, bringing Anglo-Indian relations to a new low point.
Nature-inspired, hand-crafted illustrations with a Japanese folk art aesthetic.
Mayuko Fujino is a self-taught paper cutout and stencil artist from Japan, now based in Columbia County, NY.
Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese stencil textile designs and the Mingei folk art movement, she has been creating art since 1999 for clients such as the National Audubon Society, The Atlantic, and The Nature Conservancy.
A dedicated birder, Mayuko finds inspiration in the natural landscapes and rural life of the Hudson Valley.
British authorities arrested Gandhi in March 1922 and tried him for sedition; he was sentenced to six years in prison but was released in 1924 after undergoing an operation for appendicitis. Finally, under pressure from the British and Indian governments, the government of South Africa accepted a compromise negotiated by Gandhi and General Jan Christian Smuts, which included important concessions such as the recognition of Indian marriages and the abolition of the existing poll tax for Indians.
In July 1914, Gandhi left South Africa to return to India.
She currently serves as a board member of the Alan Devoe Bird Club in Columbia County.
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Mayuko hosts a monthly radio program, Beakuency: Meet Bird People in the Hudson Valley!, on Wave Farm's WGXC, a community radio station based in Greene County, NY.
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He supported the British war effort in World War I but remained critical of colonial authorities for measures he felt were unjust. Through her work, she seeks to connect with fellow nature lovers and support environmental conservation efforts. At the age of 19, Mohandas left home to study law in London at the Inner Temple, one of the city’s four law colleges.