Question

Q1- Describe in detail the famous incidence of Jallianwala Bagh.

Q2- What the idea of Satyagraha means?

Q3- Why did the political leaders differ over the question of separate electorates?

Q4- What made Gandhiji withdrew the Non-Cooperation movement?​

Answer 1

1. Jallianwala also spelled Jallianwalla, also called Massacre of Amritsar, incident on April 13, 1919, in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in the Punjab region (now in Punjab state) of India, killing several hundred people and wounding many hundreds more. It marked a turning point in India’s modern history, in that it left a permanent scar on Indo-British relations and was the prelude to Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi’s full commitment to the cause of Indian nationalism and independence from Britain.
2. satyagraha, (Sanskrit and Hindi: “holding onto truth”) concept introduced in the early 20th century by Mahatma Gandhi to designate a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil.
3. Political leaders differed sharply over the question of separate electorates because of differences in opinion. ... Also it was feared that the system of separate electorates would gradually divide the country into numerous fragments because every community or class would then ask for separate representations.
4. Gandhiji felt Satyagrahis needed to be trained properly for mass struggles. Gandhiji realised the Non-Cooperation Movement was turning violent in many places. Hence, Mahatma Gandhi decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922.