Question

It is said of “passive resistance “that it is the weapon of the weak but the power which is the

subject of this article can be used only by the strong. This power is not passive resistance.

Indeed, it calls for intense activity. The movement in South Africa was not passive but

active…. Satyagraha is not physical force. A satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary;

he does not seek his destruction…. In the use of Satyagraha, there is no ill-will whatever.

i. Who is this great man who spoke these words?

ii. Name two methods used by him during the struggle for independence?

iii. What is Satyagraha?
iv.What is difference between physical force and soul-force?​

Answer 1

Answer:

It is said of 'passive resistance' that it is the weapon of the weak, but the power which is the subject of this article can be used only by the strong. That is why this force is called Satyagraha. ... The soul is informed with knowledge.