Nationalism in India

Describe the Incident and Impact of the Jallianwalla Bagh.

Against the Rowlatt Act rallies were organized, the railway workshop workers went on strike and the shops were closed down. The British administration got alarmed and were scared about the disruption of the communication lines such as the railways and the telegraph. To suppress the nationalists the British administration picked up the local leaders and…

Describe the Developments Which Led to the Launching of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

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. He planned a non¬violent Civil Disobedience against this Act which would start with a hartals on 6th April 1919. The Rowlatt Act gave enormous power to the…

Describe the Significance of the Civil Disobedience Movement in the Freedom Struggle of India

On 31st March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin, Mahatma Gandhi had stated eleven demands in this letter out of which some were of general interest and some were specific demands of different classes. The demands were wide ranging in order to bring together everyone under a united campaign. The most important…

How Could Non-Cooperation Became a Movement? Explain With Examples.

Non-cooperation against the colonial policies was issue-specific and the movements also used to be specific that seek to achieve the objectives a certain time period. Mahatma Gandhi called off the non-violent Civil Disobedient Movement against the Rowlatt Act because the violence was spreading all over. Now he wanted to launch a much wider movement in…

How Did Different Social Groups Participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain With Examples

The following were the different social groups who participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement with different objectives: The rich peasants were not able to pay the revenue due to the trade depression, falling prices and disappeared cash income and also the government refused to reduce the revenue. Their notion for Swaraj struggle was basically a…

How Did People Belonging to Different Communities, Regions or Languages Develop a Sense of Collective Belonging?

The cultural processes helped in creating a sense of collective belongingness in India: Nationalism is a belief that all are a part of the same nation which binds the people together and make different communities, regions and language groups united. This came through the muted struggles like the different Non-Cooperation Movements, Civil Disobedience movements, the…

How Did Peasants of Awadh Use Different Methods to Achieve Their Goal?

The Non-Cooperation Movement spread to the countryside where the peasants and the tribals were taking part in this. Baba Ramachandra was a sanyasi who worked as an indentured labourer in Fiji. A movement was led by him leading the peasants against the talukdars and landlords because they demanded very high rents and other cesses from…

‘Dalit Participation Was Limited in the Civil Disobedience Movement’. Examine the Statement.

The untouchables who called themselves Dalits or oppressed were not taking part in any such movements due to the ignorance of the Congress and the fear of offending the Sanatanis. But Gandhiji was of the view that Swaraj would not come for hundred years if the problem of untouchability is not removed from the country….

Why did Gandhi Ji start the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’? Explain any four features of Civil Disobedience Movement.

Gandhi Ji initiated the Civil Disobedience Movement to resist the oppressive policies and laws imposed by the British colonial government in India. After the non-cooperation movement, it became evident to Gandhi Ji and other Indian leaders that only through a more direct form of non-violent resistance could they make the British authorities realize the unjust…