Question

What was the reason for satyagraha movement

Answer 1

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.’

Constructive programs: According to Gandhi, civil disobedience movement is like to be powerless without the proper adoption and implementation of constructive programs taken at a particular point of time. To Gandhi, the programme of constructive activities is the positive aspect of Satyagraha.

Evaluation of Satyagraha:

According to Narahari Kabiraj, Gandhi thought it sufficiently safe to conduct move­ments with the help of the elites known as Satyagrahis nominated by him. But despite all such criticisms, the positive aspect of Gandhi’s concept of Satyagraha can by no means be denied. For, the new weapon of Satyagraha gave a new direction to the freedom struggle.

Answer 2

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Satyagraha is a method of struggle against the evil and a way of settlement of disputes.