Class 6

In September 1906, Gandhi organised the first Satyagraha campaign to protest against the Transvaal Asiatic ordinance that was constituted against the local Indians.

General Dyer passed an Act on April 13, 1919, named the martial law stating that no more than 2 people can form a group and meet at a place. This act was enacted to prevent any form of a mobilised protest against the ruling authorities.

Gandhian ideology emphasises not on idealism, but on practical idealism. Gandhian philosophy is a double-edged weapon. Its objective is to transform the individual and society simultaneously, in accordance with the principles of truth and non-violence.

Shriman Narayan AggarwalThe Gandhian Plan was put forth by Shriman Narayan Aggarwal in 1944.

This movement had three main effects: It pushed Indian freedom struggle into the limelight in western media. It brought a lot of people including women and the depressed classes directly in touch with the freedom movement. It showed the power of the non-violent Satyagraha as a tool in fighting imperialism.

There are three forms of Satyagraha, namely: (a) non-cooperation, (b) civil disobedience, and (c) fasting.

Swadeshi Movement has been characterized as cloth production in India. 1850–1904: Dadabhai Naoroji, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Mahadev Govind Ranade, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganesh Vyankatesh Joshi, and Bhaswat K.Nigoni began organizing to promote Indian nationalism (the First Swadeshi Movement).

Swaraj: self-government; independence. Swadeshi: A movement, part of the Indian independence movement, was a successful economic. strategy to remove the British Empire from power and improve economic conditions in India. through following principles of Swadeshi (self-sufficiency)

The Indian National Congress, the largest Indian political party of the time, was at the head of the national debate. Congress leader and famous poet Hasrat Mohani was the first activist to demand complete independence (Poorna Swaraj) from the British in 1921 from an All-India Congress Forum.

What is swaraj 1?’Swaraj’ means self-rule. It was a political approach adopted by the assertive nationalists. They were against the moderates’ approach of appealing to the British through constitutional means like petitions and resolutions.