Question

Explain the idea of Satyagraha according to Gandhiji. ​

Answer 1

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Explain the idea of Satyagraha according to Gandhiji.

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Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in 1915 from South Africa. Gandhiji’s novel method of mass agitation is know as ‘Satyagraha’. Satyagraha emphasised truth. Gandhiji believed that if the cause is true, if the struggle is against injustice, then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor. A satyagrahi can win the battle through non-violence. People, including oppressors, had to be persuaded to see the truth. Truth was bound to ultimately triumph. Gandhiji believed that dharma of non-violence could unite all India.

Answer 2

According to Gandhiji, the idea of Satyagraha was all about the power of truth. He felt that if the cause of the fight was true and against injustice, then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor.

Gandhi believed that without the use of aggression, a satyagrahi could appeal to the conscience of the oppressor and persuade him to see the truth, instead of forcing him to accept it through the use of violence.