The Non-Cooperation Movement of the 1920s was one of the earliest mass movements led by Mahatma Gandhi against British rule in India. Launched in response to the oppressive policies of the British government, especially the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the repressive Rowlatt Act, the movement aimed to bring about self-governance through nonviolent resistance. It played…
Introduction The Civil Disobedience Movement, launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, was one of the most significant phases of India’s struggle for independence. This movement was a response to British colonial rule’s oppressive policies and aimed at achieving Swaraj (self-rule) through nonviolent resistance. The movement was marked by the famous Dandi March, where Gandhi and…
Introduction The Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 was a crucial agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin. This agreement was a turning point in India’s freedom struggle, as it attempted to establish a temporary truce between the Indian National Congress and the British government. It marked the end of the Civil…
Introduction The Quit India Movement, launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, was one of the most significant mass movements in India’s struggle for independence. It was a direct response to the failure of the Cripps Mission and Britain’s unwillingness to grant India self-rule. The movement was marked by widespread protests, strikes, and acts…
The Quit India Movement, launched in 1942, was one of the most crucial phases of India’s struggle for independence. It was during this movement that Mahatma Gandhi gave the historic call of ‘Do or Die’, urging Indians to fight until the British were forced to leave India. This movement marked the final, decisive mass uprising…
Mahatma Gandhi, one of the most iconic leaders of the Indian independence movement, employed several symbolic tools and methods as part of his philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance (Satyagraha). Here are some of the key tools associated with him: 1. Charkha (Spinning Wheel) 2. Salt 3. Walking Stick 4. Letters and Writing 5. Nonviolent…