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…
The Salt March of 1930, also known as the Dandi March, was one of the most significant episodes in India’s struggle for independence. Led by Mahatma Gandhi, this nonviolent protest against British salt monopoly galvanized the masses and exposed the exploitative nature of colonial rule. The march was not merely an act of civil disobedience…
The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-1922) was one of the most significant mass movements in India’s struggle for independence against British rule. Led by Mahatma Gandhi, the movement aimed at resisting British colonial oppression through non-violent means. It was a direct response to the betrayal of Indian expectations after World War I, the oppressive Rowlatt Act (1919),…
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…