WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the most popular leader of the Indian freedom struggle. He was also the most vocal advocate of passive resistance, which he called ‘Satyagraha’.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Mahatma Gandhi was working out his concept of non-violent resistance, he was impressed by Henry David Thoreau’s advice to resist things that were wrong. Thoreau suggested that individuals could resist immoral government action by simply refusing to cooperate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Option B Solution: Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh, it was based on a series of articles published by Aurobindo Ghosh.

Detailed explanation-4: -The passive resistance movement in South Africa is seen as, largely, led by M K Gandhi and the Indian Congresses campaigns. However, this form of passive resistance or non violent protests came to dominate the tactics used by the liberation movements in the period of the armed struggle.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mahatma Gandhi disliked the term “passive resistance” as it suggested passivity for what was in fact an active form of civil protest. He believed that they were fighting for truth and devised the term “satyagraha”. There is nothing new about resisting power without the use of physical force.