What is jungle satyagraha? explain
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Satyagraha (Sanskrit: सत्याग्रह; satya: "truth", graha: "insistence" or "holding firmly to") or holding onto truth or truth force – is a particular form of nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. ... The term satyagraha was coined and developed by Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948).
The term Satyagraha was coined by M.K. Gandhi in South Africa; to describe the passive resistance. However, it does not support the use of armament in any form. In other words, the term Satyagraha represents the resistance in the non-violent form. Therefore, the meaning of the term Jungle Satyagraha is applied to the Satyagrahas that held to protect the jungles or the forests of India. The tribal people or the people of the jungle (forests) launched Jungle Satyagrahas to protest against the new forests policies introduced by the colonial government.