the making of the national movement

The making of the national movement

by breakout room 7

The people's Mahatma

Sometimes people thought of Gandhiji as a kind of messiah , as someone who could help them overcome their misery and poverty

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​at the end of a powerful movement, peasants of Pratapgarh in the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) managed to stop illegal eviction of tenants;

but they felt it was Gandhiji who had won this demand for them.

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​At other times, using Gandhiji’s name, tribals and peasants undertook actions that did not conform to Gandhian ideals

​In popular images too Mahatma Gandhi is often shown as a divine being occupying a place within the pantheon of Indian Gods.

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Poll

Why was mahatma Gandhi seen as a god among peasants

• because he was old

• they thought he could help them overcome misery and poverty 

• He was a hindu

• He belived in God

​The happenings of 1922-1929

​leaders such as Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru

argued that the party should fight elections to the

councils and enter them in order to influence

government policies.

Through sincere social work in

villages in the mid-1920s, the Gandhians were able to

extend their support base. This proved to be very useful in launching the Civil Disobedience movement in 1930.

Two important developments of the mid-1920s were

the formation of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

(RSS), a Hindu organisation, and the Communist Party of India

​Purna Swaraj (complete independence)

in 1929 under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Consequently, “Independence Day” was observed on

26 January 1930 all over the country

Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928 at Ferozeshah Kotla in Delhi

​Salt march

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​In 1930, Gandhiji declared that he

The Salt March related

Gandhiji and his followers marched

for over 240 miles from Sabarmati to

the coastal town of Dandi where they

broke the government law by gathering

natural salt found on the seashore,

and boiling sea water to produce salt.

​In September 1939, after two years of Congress rule in the provinces, the

Second World War broke out

​And to support the British war effort. But in return they wanted

that India be granted independence after the war.

The British refused to concede the demand. The Congress ministries resigned in protest

​Baji Mohammed, President of the Nabrangpur

Congress, Orissa in the 1930s

Multiple Choice

When did the Dandi march start?

• 1930

• 1877

• 1832

• 1864

Multiple Choice

Dandi March is also known as ____ ________

• salt march

• indian freedom

• hunger strike

• none of the above