Forms and Methods of Satyagraha
There can be many forms of Satyagraha according to Gandhiji. The process of Satyagraha starts with meaningful persuasions and negotiations. Fasting and fasting till death are the last kind of weapons for Satyagraha.
The few forms and methods of Satyagraha are given and explained below :
- Persuasion and Negotiations
- Strike
- Hartals
- Boycott
- Non-Cooperation
- Civil Disobedience
- Fasting
Persuasion and Negotiations
A satyagrahi is always ready for discussions, peace, and honorable settlement. Gandhiji himself admitted to me as a man of compromise and negotiations.
Strike
It refers to peaceful resistance against authority for injustices to workers. Gandhiji laid the rules for strikes that the causes of strikes should be real, practical unanimity among strikers, fix alternate minimum demand.
Hartals
It is another weapon of satyagraha and is like a temporary strike of work. Hartal shouldn’t be a forced effort but should be voluntary.
Boycott
It includes social, political, economic, and educational boycotts. In an economic sense, it is the boycott of foreign products, in a political sense it is the form of civil disobedience. And social boycott includes that of government officers, police, etc.
Non-Cooperation
It is a form of non-violence movement but in a more dynamic sense. It is where we come to cultivate the force of public opinion and get enforced with freedom of opinion, that of the majority prevailing.
Civil Disobedience
It started as a protest against the unjust law and is a non-violent rebellion. Gandhiji believed it to be an end to the constructive effort as well as a substitute for armed revolts and believed it to be the purest form of constitutional agitation.
Fasting
Fasting is an age-old method for the purification of self and that of others. This weapon has been used by Mahatma Gandhi often.
Other methods of Satyagraha include the renunciation of titles, honors, and positions, along with the final and last resort to some sort of agitation through mass media like books, pamphlets, speeches, etc.
The Idea of Satyagraha
The idea of satyagraha refers to the method used for mass agitation, emphasizing the powers of truth and the need to search for truth. The idea of satyagraha upholds the belief that if the cause for agitation is true and the fight is against the injustices in society, then there is no need to assert physical force or any form of coercion against the oppressor.
Table of Content
- What is meant by the Idea of Satyagraha?
- Concepts of Satyagraha
- Satyagraha
- Idea of Satyagraha
- Forms and Methods of Satyagraha
- Duties of Satyagrahis
- Impact of the Satyagraha Movement on India