WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gandhi’s system of Satyagraha was based on nonviolence, non-cooperation, truth and honesty. Gandhi used non violence in India’s freedom struggle as main weapon and India became independent from British rule.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gandhi took the religious principle of ahimsa (doing no harm) common to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism and turned it into a non-violent tool for mass action. He used it to fight not only colonial rule but social evils such as racial discrimination and untouchability as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -Periyar EV Ramasamy–The Man Who Opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s Idea Of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because if you have love towards somebody, and you respect that person, then you are not going to do any harm to that person."5 For Gandhi, nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than any weapon of mass destruction. It is superior to brute force.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gandhi continued to look up to Tolstoy as one of his primary influences. It was the result of this influence of Tolstoy’s ideas that helped Gandhi to remain firm on the philosophy of truth and non-violence even after continuous atrocities by the Britishers.