Tag: early struggles of mahatma gandhi

In April 1917, the Champaran Satyagraha in Motihari, Bihar laid the foundation for Gandhi in India. It was the first peasant movement to have garnered nationwide attention. It was a struggle of the cultivators who were forced by Europeans to grow indigo, a blue dye.

The Indian Opinion was a newspaper established by Mahatma Gandhi. He decided in 1903 to launch the newspaper in response to the growing need in South Africa to voice effectively the feelings of Indians against racial intolerance of the white regime. 

Non-cooperation movement was an attempt organized by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 to induce the British government of India to grant self-government, or swaraj, to India. Gandhi gave a call for boycott of foreign goods, surrendering all titles and honorary offices and resign from nominated seats in local bodies, etc. It was suddenly adjourned due to the violent Chauri Chaura incident in 1922.

Madeline Slade was named Mira Behn by Gandhi. She was a British-born follower of Mohandas K. Gandhi who participated in the movement for India’s independence. She was active in spreading the spirit of nonviolence and was arrested multiple times, including during a period of civil disobedience in 1932–33.

Gandhi while in jail in 1932 had set up the All India Anti Untouchability League in September 1932 and had started the weekly Harijan in January 1933. He handed the responsibility for running it in the hands of two of his close associates, the industrialist, G.D. Birla, and the social worker, A.V. Thakkar. After the signing of Poona Pact, this organization was renamed the Harijan Sewak Sangh.