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What was the method Mahatma Gandhi believed could unite all Indians?
What was the method Mahatma Gandhi believed could unite all Indians?
Where did Mahatma Gandhi first organize a satyagraha movement after arriving in India?
Where did Mahatma Gandhi first organize a satyagraha movement after arriving in India?
Why were the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat demanding that revenue collection be relaxed in 1917?
Why were the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat demanding that revenue collection be relaxed in 1917?
In 1918, who did Mahatma Gandhi organize a satyagraha movement amongst?
In 1918, who did Mahatma Gandhi organize a satyagraha movement amongst?
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According to Mahatma Gandhi, what was bound to ultimately triumph through the struggle?
According to Mahatma Gandhi, what was bound to ultimately triumph through the struggle?
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Mahatma Gandhi and the Satyagraha Movements
- Mahatma Gandhi believed in the power of non-violence to bring about change and unite all Indians.
- He organized satyagraha movements in various places in India.
- In 1916, he traveled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire peasants to fight against the oppressive plantation system.
- In 1917, he organized a satyagraha in support of the peasants in the Kheda district of Gujarat.
- The peasants in Kheda were affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic, and could not pay the revenue.
- They demanded that the revenue collection be relaxed.
- In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to Ahmedabad to organize a satyagraha movement among cotton mill workers.
- The mill workers were facing various issues and grievances in their working conditions.
- Mahatma Gandhi believed in appealing to the conscience of the oppressor rather than using violence.
- He aimed to persuade people, including the oppressors, to see the truth and bring about change.
- Mahatma Gandhi believed that truth would ultimately triumph through this struggle.
- He saw the dharma of non-violence as a way to bring about unity and justice in India.
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"Discover the Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violence and Truth" - Test your knowledge on Mahatma Gandhi's beliefs and strategies for social change. Explore his philosophy of non-violence and understand how he aimed to unite all Indians through the power of truth.