Khudai Khidmatgar movement

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Pashtun nationalist movement anti-colonial movement non-violent independence movement social reform movement

The Khudai Khidmatgar movement was a non-violent Pashtun independence and social reform movement in British India, led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan and known for its disciplined, red-shirted volunteers.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pashtun nationalist movement ⓘ anti-colonial movement ⓘ non-violent independence movement ⓘ social reform movement ⓘ
alliedWith	Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
alternativeName	Red Shirt movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Servants of God NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ
faced	repression by British authorities ⓘ
foundedBy	Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	ending blood feuds and tribal violence ⓘ independence from British rule ⓘ promotion of education ⓘ social reform among Pashtuns ⓘ women’s emancipation in Pashtun society ⓘ
hasPart	Khudai Khidmatgar volunteers ⓘ
headquartersLocation	North-West Frontier Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideology	Indian independence ⓘ Pashtun nationalism ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ
inspiredBy	Gandhian nonviolence ⓘ Islamic principles of peace and service ⓘ
leader	Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy	influenced later Pashtun nationalist politics ⓘ
membership	primarily rural Pashtun peasants ⓘ
method	boycotts of colonial institutions ⓘ civil disobedience ⓘ non-violent resistance ⓘ peaceful demonstrations ⓘ
motto	service to God through service to humanity ⓘ
movementType	grassroots social movement ⓘ mass civil disobedience movement ⓘ
nativeName	خدائي خدمتگار NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage	Pashto ⓘ
notableMember	Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan Abdul Ghani Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan Abdul Wali Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatingArea	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Frontier Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo	British Indian administration in North-West Frontier Province NERFINISHED ⓘ British colonial rule in India ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
significantEvent	Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol	red shirt uniform ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
trainingFocus	discipline and nonviolent courage ⓘ
uniformColor	red ⓘ

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Utmanzai, Charsadda, North-West Frontier Province, British India → associatedWithOrganization → Khudai Khidmatgar movement ⓘ

My Life and Struggle → about → Khudai Khidmatgar movement ⓘ

Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan → movement → Khudai Khidmatgar movement ⓘ