Gandhi As A Nonviolent Movement

Gandhi Mohandas was born in an Indian colony on Oct. 2, 1869. He wanted to make India independent from the British control. British had all control over India as well as South Africa and he wanted to change that, so people would have their freedom. People from India and South Africa were badly treated. They had long hours under terrible working conditions. His goal was fulfilled in 1947, a year before his death. Gandhi had in mind to do what he had to do using a nonviolent method. The technique of nonviolence to accomplish for independence was called Satyagraha which means “holding onto truth.” In 1930, Gandhi led many of followers on a 240-mile march to make salt from the seawater. The Salt March was a protest against the Salt Act, it was a crime to own salt if it wasn’t bought from the government. Gandhi used the non-violence organization, Satyagraha, and successfully led India to independence in 1947. (“Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand”).

Gandhi’s time in South Africa motivated him to fight against discrimination wherever and whenever he encountered it. When Gandhi first arrived in South Africa he became victim of racial discrimination. In 1906, Gandhi started to develop his technique of nonviolent to make changes. He didn’t agree with the term “passive resistance” which was the responsibilities for Indians actions. Gandhi went to South Africa to represent a wealthy Gujarati Muslim family. He was humiliated racial prejudice. (“Wolpert”) but also many Indians went through that. In South Africa, Gandhi found his political voice, as a spokesman for the Indian community against Britain’s Colonial Office. (“Gandhi, Mahatma M.K.”) While being in South Africa he refused to move from the first-class, and was thrown off a train at Pieterm...

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... Lord Irwin was the governor general of India, which resulted as the Gandhi-Irwin Act, in other words, Gandhi leads the Salt March in 1930. He was then invited to the Second Round Table Conference held in London from September 7, 1931 to December 1, 1931, with him there and the Indian National Congress. Gandhi was there to represent all India and then had to dismiss all Indian delegates (non-representatives) for the reason being that they did not belong to the Congress, India’s Untouchables. Although Gandhi didn’t get what he wanted and thought that the conference was a failure, it led the Government of India act of 1935, which promised to lead to the India independence. The British were still ruling India, but their days of commanding India subcontinent were coming to an end. India was finally granted its independence in 1947. (“Gandhi Leads the Salt March, 1930”)