how did satyagraha in the freedom struggle helped?
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According to Gandhi, the main objective of Satyagraha was to eradicate the evil or to reform the opponent. In the present socio-economic political system, there is a dire necessity to wean the individual away from the influence of wealth, luxuries and power.
Satyagraha implies the force which is born of truth and love or non-violence…”[17] As a moral weapon it raises political warfare to a higher plane. During the struggle against independence “Satyagraha” took many forms: Marches, hartals, fasts, boycotts, civil disobedience.
Gandhi described the form of nonviolent struggle that he forged and used as Satyagraha. He defined Satyagraha as insistence on the Truth, holding to the Truth, and dependence on the force inherent in Truth.
Word Origin for satyagraha. via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: insistence on truth, from satya truth + agraha fervour.
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