All About Mahatma Gandhi - 1

The Satyagraha forced the British Government to setup an enquiry to evaluate the conditions of the farmers. A committee was setup of which Gandhi too was a part and the committee ruled in favor of the farmers. The success of the first Satyagraha movement in India played an immense role in increasing Gandhi's popularity in India.

In 1921 Gandhiji called for a non-cooperation movement against the British rule, many Indians willingly renounced their honors and titles, lawyers gave up their practice and students left schools and colleges, womens also entered the field of freedom struggle for the first time. This movement seriously rocked the foundation of the British Empire in India.

After mob violence in Chauri Chaura which broke out in Feb 1922 Gandhiji ended non-cooperation movement abruptly and undertook a fast for five days to atone for the crime committed by the people during the mob hysteria.

Gandhi Ji devoted his time to the propagation of the basic needs such as unity among the Hindu-Muslims, equality of women, removal of the concept of untouchables and increasing the popularity of hand-spinning.

On March 12, 1930 Gandhiji started the historic Dandi March to break the law which stated that salt could not be made by Indians. He reached the beach at Dandi and broke the salt law on Aril 6, 1930.

The historic Dandi March gave strength to the entire nation to start a nation wide defiance of the law and helped start the 'Civil Disobedience Movement'. Within a couple of weeks, thousands were arrested and put in jail further rocking the empire. The Viceroy Lord Irwin was forced to hold talks with Gandhi and on March 5, 1931 the Gandhi Irwin pact was signed. After signing this pact, Gandhi left for England to attend the First Round Table Conference.