National Movement Flashcards
Give the main tenets of the Gandhian Path?
- Satyagraha
- Non-Violence
- Swadeshi
- Social Justice
What does the word Satyagraha stand for?
The force born of truth
What did Gandhi define Satyagraha as?
Love-force or soul-force
From where did Gandhi’s basic ideas of Satyagraha evolve?
From his study of the works of Tolstoy, a Russian writer, as well as his study of the Hindu scriptures
What did the Satyagrahis seek to do?
To convert the evil-doers through their willingness to accept suffering cheerfully
Name the different techniques of Satyagraha
- Fasting
- Non-Cooperation with the evil-doer
- Civil Disobedience of State laws - extreme form
What was a Satyagrahi never to do, according to Gandhi?
Resort to violence
What did the Gandhi say about non-violence?
“Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.”
What does the vow of Ahimsa imply?
One must love those whom he believes to be unjust. “Oppose tyranny but never hurt the tyrant”
How is non-violence distinguished from cowardice?
Gandhiji said, “I would rather have India resort to arms to defend her honor than that she should in a cowardly manner become or remain a helpless victim to her own dishonor.”
Name the three dimensions of Swadeshi
- Religious
- Political
- Economic
What does Swadeshi mean in the sphere of economics?
We should only use those things which are produced by our countrymen within the borders of India
What should modern competitive industrialism have been replaced by & how?
It should’ve been replaced by small-scale production.
Gandhi was attached to village industries, especially khadi. Hand-spun cloth, he said, could provide employment to millions in India
In what ways did Gandhiji work for Social Justice?
- He fought the evils of Communalism and Untouchability
2. His campaign for the liberation of women and the oppressed ones showed his deep concern about social justice
Give the causes for the mass movement of Non-Cooperation in 1920?
- Reaction to the Government of India Act, 1919
- The Rowlatt Act, 1919
- The Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
- The Khilafat Movement
What was the Rowlatt Act?
On the report of a Sedition Committee headed by Justice Rowlatt, two bills were introduced in the Central Legislature in February 1919. These ‘Black Bills’ came to be known as the Rowlatt Act.
What powers did the Rowlatt Act give to the police?
- To search a place
2. Arrest any person they disapproved of without warrant
Give two ugly features of the Rowlatt Act
- The trial was to be held in camera - the public and the newspapermen were not allowed to end the trial
- There could be no appeal against the court’s judgement