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Gandhian movements, 1917–1922

Gandhian movements, 1917–1922 for UPSC Prelims and Mains, taught in 2 parts. Each part has tables, exam traps, a recap and practice questions, and every paragraph is explained in Tamil.

Quick recap: Quick recap: Gandhian movements, 1917–1922 on one page

Both parts of the chapter condensed for quick revision: Gandhi in South Africa and the idea of satyagraha, his return in 1915, Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda, the Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh, the Hunter Committee, the Khilafat question, the launch and Congress sessions of Non-Cooperation, its programme and spread, Chauri Chaura, the Bardoli resolution and the movement's legacy.

Parts of this chapter

Part 1

Gandhi's early satyagrahas, the Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh

Gandhi's years in South Africa and the making of satyagraha, Hind Swaraj, his return in 1915, the three local struggles of Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda, the Rowlatt Act and the first all-India satyagraha, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, martial law in Punjab, and the Hunter Committee and the Congress inquiry that turned Gandhi into a non-cooperator. Part 2

Khilafat and Non-Cooperation, 1919–1922

The Khilafat question and its leaders, the launch of non-cooperation on 1 August 1920, the Calcutta and Nagpur sessions and the new Congress constitution, the boycotts and the constructive programme with its national institutions, the Tilak Swaraj Fund and khadi, the Prince of Wales's visit, the peasant and regional movements, Chauri Chaura and the Bardoli resolution, Gandhi's trial, and an assessment of the first nationwide mass movement.

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