Question

The advent of Mahatma Gandhi into the Indian National Congress is 1919 brought a dramatic change in the National Movement. In this context explain four ideological tenets of the Mahatma Gandhi.

Answer 1

The four ideological tenets of Mahatma Gandhi were:

1. Satyagraha: The term Satyagraha is made us of two words Satya – truth and Agraha (insistence to hold). Thus, Satyagraha means insisting on to uphold the truth. Here, truth means righteousness. It means moral force bom out of truth and non-violence. A Satyagrahi was to be fearless, truthful as well as peaceful, suffering willingly while refusing to submit to what is wrong. But while resisting evil, he would not hate the evil door.
2. Swadeshi: It means producing necessary items indegeneosuly for our own use without being dependent on imported goods. Gandhiji emphasized manual labour and use of the Charkha and Khadi. The programme was directed towards social and economic upliftment.
3. Mass Movement: Gandhiji has sympathy as well as understanding for the Indian peasants. Therefore, he was able to them and bring them into the mainstream of freedom movement. He united all sections of society.
4. Rights of Women and other Reforms: He adovcated rights of women and wanted them to have rights equal to men. He opposed purdah system.