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However, the colonial system contained within its womb the seeds of
its own destruction. The ruthless exploitation of the masses ultimately
kindled the spirit of revolt. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s emergence
on the political scene was a momentous event in the history of the anticolonial movement in India. The Indian National Congress, founded in 1885, was originally a petitioning body asking for mere concessions from the British government. Gandhi remoulded it as a fighting organization.
However, Gandhi’s fight was not with swords and guns, but with a new
weapon he fashioned for waging struggles against the colonial power. This
weapon was called ‘satyagraha’, or adherence to truth. It was unheard of
before as a means to fight – and that too an organized, ruthless and mighty
colonial power. Gandhi tried it in South Africa and perfected it later in
India.
He gave voice to the voiceless millions and led their revolt against
the oppressive colonial system. He awakened them to their plight and made
them ‘satyagrahis’. There grew up a mass movement the like of which the
world had never witnessed – so massive and yet so disciplined. This
movement spread to the whole country. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari,
the people joined it and became ‘satyagrahis’. They gave up all they had
and became loyal followers of Gandhi. They braved lathis and bullets and
went to jail in thousands. The only thought on their minds was freedom
of the motherland.
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