Question 23. What is meant by the idea of satyagrah? Write about the three satyagrah movements launched by Mahatma Gandhi. - (4 Marks)
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Answer:
Satyagraha was a novel method of mass agitation. The idea of Satyagraha emphasized upon the power of truth and the need to search for truth. It suggested that if the cause was true and if the struggle was against injustice, then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor.
Through non-violent methods a Satyagraha could appeal the conscience of the oppressor by the power of truth, which was bound to win.
Explanation:
After arriving in India, Mahatma Gandhi successfully organized satyagraha
movements in various places.
1. In 1916 he traveled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire
the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.
ii. Then in 1917, he organized a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda
district of Gujarat. Affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic, the peasants of
Kheda could not pay the revenue, and were demanding that revenue collection be relaxed.
iii. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to Ahmedabad to organize a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.
Answer:
The idea of satyagraha basically emphasised the power of truth and the demand to search for truth.
Names of satyagraha :
Champaran Satyagraha.
Ahmedabad Mill Strike.
Kheda Satyagraha.
Explanation:
It suggested that if the cause was true, if the struggle was against injustice, then the physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor. ...By this huge and great struggle, he truth was bound to ultimately triumph