Rowlatt Satyagraha
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Rowlatt Satyagraha was a nationwide nonviolent protest movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 against repressive colonial legislation in British-ruled India.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-colonial movement
ⓘ
civil disobedience campaign ⓘ nonviolent protest movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ |
| aim |
protest against denial of civil liberties
ⓘ
repeal of the Rowlatt Act ⓘ |
| characteristic |
emphasis on discipline and nonviolence
ⓘ
mass participation of urban and rural populations ⓘ nationwide scope ⓘ |
| chronology | predecessor of Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| hasCause | Rowlatt Act ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
British colonial policy in India
ⓘ
rise of Gandhi as national leader ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first all-India satyagraha led by Gandhi
ⓘ
turning point in Indian mass politics ⓘ |
| ideology |
civil resistance
ⓘ
nonviolence ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Gandhian philosophy of satyagraha ⓘ |
| languageOfSlogan | Hindi ⓘ |
| leader | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| legalContext |
Rowlatt Committee recommendations
ⓘ
wartime emergency powers extended into peacetime ⓘ |
| location | India ⓘ |
| method |
boycott
ⓘ
civil disobedience ⓘ hartal ⓘ peaceful demonstrations ⓘ strikes ⓘ |
| movementType | satyagraha ⓘ |
| opponent | British colonial government in India ⓘ |
| opposed |
Rowlatt Act
ⓘ
repressive colonial legislation ⓘ |
| participant |
Indian National Congress
ⓘ
Indian nationalists ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
ⓘ
surface form:
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
|
| result |
increased mass participation in Indian nationalism
ⓘ
widespread political awakening in India ⓘ |
| significantEvent | nationwide hartal of April 1919 ⓘ |
| sloganTheme | non-cooperation with unjust laws ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | World War I aftermath ⓘ |
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