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“Without seeking vengeance or being aggressive, a Satyagrahi could win battle through non-violence”. With reference to the given statement, shed light on the values that are embedded in the theory of Satyagraha?

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  • Satyagraha is always a powerful weapon following the path of Ahimsa and Non-violence.
  • Satyagraha followed the idea that if the cause was true and if the struggle was against injustice, then there is no need for physical force to fight against the oppressor.
  • Gandhiji was a great supporter of Ahimsa.
  • Gandhiji followed Satyagraha during his stay in South Africa to fight the injustice.
  • He decided to take the path of Satyagraha after arriving in India.
  • He arrived in India and the day commemorates the return of Gandhi from South Africa to India on 9th January 1915 and celebrated as NRI Day or Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas.
  • The UN General Assembly in a resolution on 15 June 2007, commemorated the birth anniversary (2nd October) of Mahatma Gandhi as the International Day of Non-violence.
  • The word Satyagraha is from the Sanskrit words Satya means 'truth' and agraha means 'holding firmly'.
  • During 1917 and 1918, he was involved in three struggles Champaran Satyagraha (1917), Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918), and Kheda Satyagraha (1918).
  • Champaran Satyagraha was Gandhi's first satyagraha in India and the first civil disobedience Movement. It took place in Bihar.
  • Ahmedabad Mill Strike was Gandhi's first hunger strike. It took place in Ahmedabad.
  •  Kheda Satyagraha was Gandhi's first Non-cooperation Movement. It took place in Kheda.


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