Explain the idea of satyagrah according to gandhiji
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gandhi's satyagraha is a form of non- violence. he coined the word "satyagraha" during the Indian freedom movement....... gandi also employed satyagraha during he stay in south Africa. owing its success there, he used it as a weapon against the British to achieve freedom.
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1. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in January, 1915. His heroic fight for the Indians in South Africa was well-known. His novel method of mass agitation known as Satyagraha had yielded good results.
2. The idea of Satyagraha emphasized the power of truth and the need to search for truth.
3. In 1916, Gandhi travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.
4. In 1917, crops failed in Kheda district of Gujrat, but the government refused to remit land revenue and insisted on its full collection.
5. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi intervened in a dispute between workers and mill owners of Ahmadabad. He advised to workers to go on strike and to demand increase in wages.