Non-violent Resistance Summary
Mahatma Gandhi

Non-violent Resistance Summary

Satyagraha is a compilation of the writings and philosophy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known also as Mahatma Gandhi, or in the honorific, Ghandiji. "Satyagraha" is also the name of Gandhi's philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience used to fight against the oppression of the Indian people by the British and Indian governments.

The term "Satyagraha" combines two Sanskrit words, "Satya" (truth) and "Agraha" (holding firmly to). Thus, Satyagraha...

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