Question

Gandhiji introduced new ideas in politics and adopted new methods to give a new direction to the political movement. In this context, answer the following question.

Gandhiji's doctrine of Satyagraha.

Answer 1

Satyagraha: The doctrine of Satyagraha was developed by Gandhiji during his stay in South Africa against the racial discrimination suffered by him and other Asians and Blacks. The term Satyagraha means to fight against the social and political injustice through truth and non-violence The principle of Satyagraha is based on self-control, self-suffering, and non-violence to win over the hatred and violence of the wrongdoer. Satyagraha aims at reforming a wrongdoer by appealing to his conscience and reason. It believed in capacity to bear suffering without showing any retaliation to the wrongdoer. In developing the principle of Satyagraha, Gandhiji was greatly influenced by Hindu and Christian scriptures and devotional poetry of Gujarati poet Narsimh Mehta and teachings of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.