Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research (AJMR)
Year : 2018, Volume : 7, Issue : 8
First page : ( 96) Last page : ( 104)
Online ISSN : 2278-4853.

Gandhi's concept and techniques of satyagraha and its relevance in modern times

Dr Saggu Mohan Singh

Assistant Professor, Baba Farid Law College Faridkot, Punjab, India. Email id: dr_mssaggu@rediffmail.com

Online published on 17 September, 2018.

Abstract

Gandhiji played a vital role in the freedom movement of India on the principles of truth, non-violence and passive resistance. To him Satyagraha is the weapon of the brave and the strong, not of the timid and the weak. Satyagraha an instrument of social control is eternally creative. Its creativity is inherent in its basis of ahimsa and moral persuasion. Every act of Satyagraha leads to a moral improvement of society as it leads to the transformation of relationships and elimination of injustice through Satyagraha amounts to a moral improvement all round. In this paper an attempt has been made to discuss" Gandhi‘s Concept and Techniques of Satyagraha and its Relevance in Modern Times.” In this comprehensive encyclopedia the author has provideddetailed information on civil disobedience acts of conscience that defied the law to focus attention on an issue or cause. Gandhi, who in 1930 had promised a "fight to the finish" for Indian self-rule, wound up the massive Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930–31 after extracting only token concessions--disappointing even close collaborators like Jawaharlal Nehru. Its primary aim was self purification and it was a struggle between religion and irreligion and an expression of anguished love. Peaceful boycott, a form of Satyagraha, is not intended to cause injury to anyone, but to stage a protest in a highly forceful and non-violent manner against exploitation.

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Keywords

Elimination, Resistance, Non-Violence, Non-Violence, Unadulterated.

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