Indian Opinion (newspaper)
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Indian Opinion was a weekly newspaper established in South Africa that became a key platform for Mahatma Gandhi’s early political activism and the development of his philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Opinion | 3 |
| Indian Opinion (newspaper) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
newspaper
ⓘ
weekly newspaper ⓘ |
| about |
civil disobedience campaigns in South Africa
ⓘ
conditions of indentured laborers ⓘ discriminatory laws against Indians in South Africa ⓘ rights of Indian traders and professionals ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Phoenix Settlement
ⓘ
Satyagraha in South Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | South Africa ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
important in development of Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolent resistance
ⓘ
key platform for Gandhi’s early political activism ⓘ |
| founder | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| genre |
community newspaper
ⓘ
political newspaper ⓘ |
| hasEditor |
Mahatma Gandhi
ⓘ
Manilal Gandhi ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
documenting Gandhi’s South African campaigns
ⓘ
mobilizing Indian community in South Africa ⓘ propagating the idea of Satyagraha ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1903 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian independence movement
ⓘ
global nonviolent resistance movements ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| locationOfHeadquarters |
Durban
ⓘ
Phoenix Settlement ⓘ |
| locationOfPrinting | Phoenix Settlement ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indian community in South Africa
ⓘ
Satyagraha ⓘ civil rights ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| namedAfterEthnicGroup | Indians in South Africa ⓘ |
| notableContributor |
Albert West
ⓘ
Henry Polak ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ Manilal Gandhi ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Indian independence movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian nationalist movement
anti-colonialism ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| publisher | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
served as communication organ for early Satyagraha movements
ⓘ
used by Gandhi to explain and justify nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Indian diaspora in South Africa
ⓘ
indentured Indian laborers in South Africa ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Indian Opinion
this entity surface form:
Indian Opinion
subject surface form:
Manilal Gandhi
this entity surface form:
Indian Opinion