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…
Women also 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. But the Congress was not willing to…
According to the Inland Emigration Act 1859, the plantation workers in Assam were not allowed to leave the tea garden. Therefore they also joined the Swaraj movement. For the plantation workers in Assam the notion of Swaraj was to get the right of free movement in and out of the confined space, retaining a link…
The three measures taken by the British administration to repress the movement started against the Rowlatt Act were: 1. To suppress the nationalists the British administration picked up the local leaders and barred Gandhiji from entering Delhi. 2. Martial law was imposed. 3. The Satyagrahis were forced to rub their nose on the ground, crawl…
The three suppressive measures taken by the British administration to clamp down on nationalist were: 1. To suppress the nationalist the British administration picked up the local leaders and barred Gandhiji from entering Delhi. 2. Martial law was imposed. 3. The Satyagrahis were forced to rub their nose on the ground, crawl on streets and…
The main features of the ‘Salt March’ are: 1. On 31st March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands out of which some were of general interest and some were specific demands of different classes. 2. The demands were wide ranging in order to bring together everyone under a united…
The First World War created a new economic situation in India. The three examples are: 1. The defence expenditure was financed by the war loans. The increased taxes, raising the custom duties and introducing the income tax, and increased prices of the commodities caused economic hardship for the common people. 2. For the continuous supply…
Rowlatt Act opposed by the people in India. The three examples are: 1. A non-violent Civil Disobedience was planned against this act which would start with a strike on 6th April 1919. 2. Against the Rowlatt Act, rallies were organized, the railway workshop workers went on strike and the shops were closed down. 3. On…