Due to the worldwide economic depression the agricultural prices began to fall, demands for agricultural goods fell and the export declined. This resulted in a countryside turmoil. Now it was difficult for the peasants to sell their harvest and pay the high revenue. Against this situation of countryside turmoil the Tory government in Britain set …
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The three major problems faced by the peasants of Awadh in the days of Non-Cooperation Movement were: 1. They demanded very high rents and other cesses from the peasants. 2. The peasants were bound to work at landlord’s farm without any payment. 3. Peasants had to do begar, no security of tenure and also they …
In the year 1909 Mahatma Gandhi wrote a book named ‘Hind Swaraj’ in which he wrote that the British survived in India only because of the cooperation of the Indians otherwise they would have collapsed within a year. Gandhiji planned to unfold the movement in stages. In the first stage the people surrendered the titles, …
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The circumstances which compelled Mahatma Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1930 were: 1. The Non-Cooperation Movement was turningviolent in many places. 2. To train the Satyagrahis for mass struggle, 3. Some of the Congress leaders were not willing to continue the non-cooperation because they were tired of the mass struggle, wanted to …
Women participated in large scale in the Civil Disobedience Movement during the Salt March by Gandhi ji. They belonged to the high caste families from the urban areas and rich peasant households from the rural areas. For them it was a sacred duty to serve the nation.
Gandhi ji decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act 1919 due to the following three reasons: 1. In the year 1919, Gandhiji organized a Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act which was passed hurriedly by the imperial legislative council despite the opposition by the Indian members. 2. The Rowlatt Act gave enormous …
The circumstances under which Gandhiji decided to call off the Civil Disobedience movement in 1931 were: 1. The Non-Cooperation Movement was turning violent in many places. 2. To train the Satyagrahis for mass struggle, 3. Some of the Congress leaders were notwilling to continue the non-cooperation because they were tired of the mass struggle, wanted …
Why Did Mahatma Gandhi Decide to Call Off the Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain. Read More »
Gandhi ji relaunched the Civil Disobedience Movement after the Second Round Table Conference due to the following reasons: When Mahatma Gandhi went for the round table conference in December 1931, he returned disappointed as the negotiations broke down. He discovered a new cycle of repression by the British. The important Congress leaders were in jail …
Due to the worldwide economic depression the agricultural prices began to fall, demands for agricultural goods fell and the export declined. This resulted in a countryside turmoil because now it was difficult for the peasants to sell their harvest and pay the high revenue. Against this situation of countryside turmoil the Tory government in Britain …
The idea of Satyagraha according to Gandhiji was a novel method of mass agitation which emphasizes the power of truth and the need to search for the truth. Mahatma Gandhi said that if you are fighting for the truth and against injustice then there is no need of physical force to defeat the oppressor. This …
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