Question

what is ment by the term satyagraha , write about the satyagrahas launched by gandhi ji

Answer 1

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Satyagraha (Sanskrit: सत्याग्रह; satya: "truth", āgraha: "insistence" or "holding firmly to"), or holding onto truth,[1] or truth force, is a particular form of nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. Someone who practices satyagraha is a satyagrahi.

The term satyagraha was coined and developed by Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948).[2] He deployed satyagraha in the Indian independence movement and also during his earlier struggles in South Africa for Indian rights. Satyagraha theory influenced Martin Luther King Jr.'s and James Bevel's campaigns during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, and many other social justice and similar movements.

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Answer 2

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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.

Satyagrah was organised mainly four times my Mahatma Gandhi :

• First it was organised in 1916 in Champaran ( Bihar) for supporting the indigo peasants against oppressive colonial laws. It was also called as ' Indigo workers' Satyagrah ' .

• Second time it was organised in 1917 in Kheda ( Gujarat) for the plantation workers against the oppressive plantation system.

It was also called as ' Plantation workers' Satyagrah ' .

• Third time it was organised in 1918 in Ahmedabad ( Gujarat ) for cotton mill workers. It was also called as

' Cotton Mill workers' Satyagrah '.

• Fourth time it was organised in 1919 which was against Rowlatt Act that was introduced in 1919 .

It was also called as ' Rowlatt Act Satyagrah ' .

Thus satyagrah was organised four times mainly in 1916 , 1917, 1918 and

1919 respectively.