what is satyagraha movement ? Explain the reson for its start.
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Mahatma Gandhi adopted the Satyagraha Movement as a real and active weapon of winning violence. He believed that Satyagraha is a particular form of struggle where there is no question of victory or defeat. It is beyond doubt that his study of the Hindu tradition and his experience of passive resistance against racial discrimination in South Africa helped a lot in developing and concretizing his idea of Satyagraha.
Meaning of Satyagraha
The root meaning of Satyagraha is holding on to truth. Gandhi called it ‘truth force’, life-force’ or ‘soul-force’. Many people consider it a method of the political movement carried on against the British Raj.
According to Krishnalal Shridharani, “Satyagraha is a direct non-violent struggle.”
According to Dr. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Satyagraha is a method of struggle against the evil and a way of settlement of disputes.
M.N. Jha defined Satyagraha as ‘ethical self realization process of dialectics.’