Red Shirt Movement
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The Red Shirt Movement was a non-violent, Pashtun-led anti-colonial movement in British India, founded by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, that campaigned for social reform and independence alongside the Indian National Congress.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Red Shirt Movement canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
political movement
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social reform movement ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Khudai Khidmatgar movement
NERFINISHED
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Servants of God movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Khudai Khidmatgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign |
education reform among Pashtuns
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ending blood feuds ⓘ ending tribal feuds ⓘ women’s participation in social life ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Mahatma Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorSymbol | red ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| demographicFocus | rural Pashtun population ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
independence from British rule
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promotion of nonviolence ⓘ social reform among Pashtuns ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| ideology |
Indian nationalism
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Pashtun nationalism ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Gandhian nonviolence ⓘ |
| leader | Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipBase |
Pashtun middle classes
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Pashtun peasants ⓘ |
| method |
civil disobedience
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community organizing ⓘ peaceful protest ⓘ |
| movementType |
anti-colonial
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social reform ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British Raj authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | mass volunteer organization ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStance |
anti-imperialism
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pro-democracy ⓘ |
| region |
North-West Frontier Province
NERFINISHED
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present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| tactics |
boycott of colonial institutions
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non-cooperation with British authorities ⓘ peaceful marches ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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