Satyagraha
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Satyagraha is Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance, emphasizing truth, civil disobedience, and moral courage in the struggle against injustice.
Aliases (9)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical doctrine
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philosophy of nonviolence → political strategy → social movement method → |
| aimsAt |
political change
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resisting injustice → social reform → |
| basedOn |
civil disobedience
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moral courage → nonviolence → spiritual discipline → truth → |
| contrastsWith |
passive resistance
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| coreConcept |
ahimsa
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satya → tapasya → |
| creator |
Mahatma Gandhi
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| describedBy |
Mahatma Gandhi in writings and speeches
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| emphasizes |
appeal to conscience
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discipline → fearlessness → love for the opponent → self-restraint → self-suffering → |
| etymology |
Sanskrit satya (truth) + agraha (firmness or insistence)
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| firstFormulatedBy |
Mahatma Gandhi
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| firstFormulatedIn |
South Africa
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| influenced |
American civil rights movement
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Cesar Chavez → Martin Luther King Jr. → Nelson Mandela → global nonviolent resistance movements → |
| opposes |
colonial rule
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oppression → violence → |
| relatedConcept |
civil disobedience
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constructive programme → non-cooperation → |
| requires |
adherence to truth
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personal integrity → strict nonviolence in thought, word, and deed → willingness to accept suffering → |
| usedIn |
Champaran agitation
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Indian independence movement → Kheda Satyagraha → Non-Cooperation Movement → Quit India Movement → Salt March → |
Referenced by (26)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Albert West
("Satyagraha in South Africa")
→
Kasturba Gandhi → Mahatma Gandhi → Narhari Parikh ("Gandhian movement") → Salt March → Yusuf Dadoo ("Indian passive resistance movement in South Africa") → |
movement |
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Narhari Parikh
("Gandhism")
→
Non-Cooperation Movement → Young India → |
ideology |
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Champaran
("Satyagraha philosophy")
→
Sevagram Ashram → |
associatedWith |
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Civil Disobedience Movement
→
Defiance Campaign ("Gandhian nonviolent resistance") → |
inspiredBy |
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Indian Opinion
→
The Story of My Experiments with Truth → |
mainSubject |
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Do or Die
→
Swaraj → |
relatedConcept |
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Shankarlal Banker
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advocated |
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Magan Niwas
("Satyagraha movement")
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associatedMovement |
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Charles Person
("Gandhian nonviolence")
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influencedBy |
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Mahatma Gandhi
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notableIdea |
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Civil Disobedience Movement
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philosophicalBasis |
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Indulal Yagnik
("Gandhian nationalism")
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politicalIdeology |
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Manilal Gandhi
("Gandhism")
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practicedPhilosophy |
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Gandhi Jayanti
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relatedTo |
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Kheda Satyagraha
→
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usedMethod |