Category: Mahatma Gandhiji

          Gandhiji’s attire was, in a way, a potent political weapon for him, at least in the later phase of India’s fight for freedom. He believed that the way one dresses was an act of self expression and the use of Khadi that was spun by him was an act of…

          The Failure of the First Round Table Conference was marked by the absence of the Indian National Congress.           The Second Round Table Conference was held in a less favourable environment. In India, Lord Irwin had been succeeded by Lord Willingdon. In England, The Labour Government…

            The rising intensity of the civil disobedience movement worried the British. Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, initiated negotiations with Gandhiji, which led to the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact on 5th March in 1931 before the Second Round Table Conference in London. There were many provisions in…

       The Round Table Conferences were a series of conferences aimed to discuss the future of India.             Demands for Swaraj or self-rule had been growing across India. By the 1930s, many British politicians believed that India needed to move towards a dominion status. In order to make…

        The participation of women in the freedom fight was not notable, until the Dandi March. But the Salt Satyagraha changed the whole scenario. Thousands of women, from urban to rural areas began to actively participate in Satyagraha. Gandhiji had asked only men to be part of Dandi March. But the radical…

          Civil Disobedience spread like fire all around India. The new visible spirit strengthened the minds of millions of Indians. Members of the public dared to make salt by themselves by breaking the Salt Law of the British.           Salt was sold illegally all over the coastal…

            The Dandi March was indeed a march towards India’s Independence. It was covered extensively through newspapers and documentaries. This historic event grabbed the attention of newspapers internationally and they wrote editorials about it. It gave momentum to the nationwide civil disobedience. This march was an organized challenge to the…

                   Salt has enormous significance as it is an indispensable ingredient in our food. Ever since the East India Company established its power, it became a criminal offence for Indians to produce and sell salt.                Gandhiji disobeyed this law laid…

            The civil disobedience movement of the year 1930 was a landmark in the history of Indian nationalism. Disobeying British laws was the core of this movement.             Indians had lost faith in the British and their government because of their continuous neglect of the…

            Indians dreamt of a free nation. But the Simon Commission instigated a difference of opinion among Indians regarding self-government.             Only Gandhiji was capable of mending this gap. Despite the fact that Indians were suspicious of the intentions of the British, they were unified…