Modern Indian History
Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922)
Indian freedom movement (1921-22)
Overview
The non-cooperation movement was a political campaign launched on 4 September 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi to encourage Indians to withdraw their cooperation from the British government, with the aim of persuading them to grant self-governance.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and whose legacy would later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
The British Raj was the period of rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, lasting from 1858 to 1947. It is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India.
Satyāgraha, or "truth force", is a particular form of nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. Someone who practises satyagraha is a satyagrahi.
Khadi, derived from khaddar, is a hand-spun and woven natural fibre cloth. It was promoted by Mahatma Gandhi as swadeshi during India's freedom struggle, and the term is used throughout the Indian subcontinent.
Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century.
The Indian independence movement was a series of political efforts from the mid-1880s to 1947 that took place in the Indian subcontinent with the aim of ending British colonial rule.
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What is Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922)?
The non-cooperation movement was a political campaign launched on 4 September 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi to encourage Indians to withdraw their cooperation from the British government, with the aim of persuading them to grant self-governance.
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The main concepts connected to Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922) include Mahatma Gandhi, British Raj, Satyagraha, Khadi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian independence movement. Each is linked on the map above with its own summary.
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Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922) is part of Modern Indian History, which appears in the syllabus of UPSC CSE, UPSC CAPF, NDA, CDS, AFCAT, SSC CGL and 48 more exams.