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- 1. SATYAGRAH A
- 3. TOPICS What is a satyagraha. gandhi’s vieW on satyagraha’ satyagraha in Champaran. more satyagraha’s. Principles for Satyagraha
- 4. MEANING: Satyagraha: Truth and Non- Violence. Idea of satyagraha emphasized that if the cause is true, if the struggle is against injustice, then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor.
- 5. PRINCIPLES FOR SATYAGRAH Gandhi envisioned satyagraha as not only a tactic to be used in acute political struggle, but as a universal solvent for injustice and harm. He felt that it was equally applicable to large-scale political struggle and to one-on-one interpersonal conflicts and that it should be taught to everyone.[22] He founded the Sabarmati Ashram to teach satyagraha. He asked satyagrahis to follow the following principles (Yamas described in Yoga Sutra):[23] Nonviolence (ahimsa) Truth – this includes honesty, but goes beyond it to mean living fully in accord with and in devotion to that which is true Not stealing Chastity (brahmacharya) – this includes sexual chastity, but also the subordination of other sensual desires to the primary devotion to truth
- 6. GANDHI ON SATYAGRAHA: Satyagraha is not the physical force. A Satygrahi does not inflict pain on adversary. In the use of Satyagraha there is no ill-will what so ever. Satyagraha is pure soul-force and truth is the very substance of soul. That is why the force is called SATYAGRAHA.
- 7. SATYAGRAHA IN CHAMPARAN: Champaran is district in present Bihar. Gandhiji started his political career from well known Satyagraha in Champaran in 1916 and was successful in proving his idea of truth and non violence. In Champaran peasants were forced to grow Indigo in 1/3rd of there cultivatable land. They were paid less and the value given to the yield was less. The wages paid to laborers were extremely low and entirely inadequate. They were forced to labor hard and were severely punished for misconduct.
- 8. SATYAGRAHA IN CHAMPARAN: Sri Raj Kumar Shukla, an Indigo cultivator of the district, having heard about the Noncooperation movement had met Gandhiji and appraised him about the miserable plight of indigo cultivators in the Champaran district. He persuaded him to visit the district. At almost the same time the Indian national congress in December 1916 passed at Lucknow a resolution requesting the Government to appoint a committee of both officials and non-officials to inquire into the trouble facing the district.
- 9. SATYAGRAHA IN CHAMPARAN: Gandhi paid an historic visit to Champaran. His visit was opposed by the British rulers. An order asking him to leave Champaran was served upon him as soon as he arrived at Motihari. Gandhi defied the order of the several prominent persons who rallied round him , mention may be made of Dr. Rajendra Prasad , Mahadeo Desai, Anugrah Narayan Singh, Raj Kishore Prasad, Ram Nawami Prasad and Dharnidhar Prasad. After considerable struggle the Government was compelled to lift the ban on Gandhi's stay here. For the first time on Indian soil Satyagraha (Non- Violence) was successfully put to the test.
- 10. Eventually a committee of inquiry was appointed by the Government under the chairmanship of Frank Shy. Gandhiji was also made one of the members of the committee. On the basis of valued recommendations of the committee, the Champaran Agrarian Law (Bihar and Orissa Act I of 1918) was passed. Satyagraha in Champaran:
- 11. MORE SATYAGRAHA’S: Next in line was AhmAdAbAd mill Workers stike, Out come of this Satyagraha was 35% increase in the wages of the worker. This was followed by the Kheda Satyagraha in Gujarat. Here some consideration was given to the peasant during the natural calamities like famine, flood.
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