Category 16 · Modern History
Emergence of Gandhi
7 micro topics in Modern History for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Why Nationalist Resurgence After the First World War; Gandhi in South Africa and the Technique of Satyagraha; and 5 more.
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Why Nationalist Resurgence After the First World War
After the First World War, post-war economic hardship, unmet expectations of political reward, disillusionment with imperialism worldwide and the example of the Russian Revolution created conditions ready for a national upsurge in India. The Indian struggle…
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Gandhi in South Africa and the Technique of Satyagraha
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, born on 2 October 1869 at Porbandar, went to South Africa in 1898 and stayed until 1914. There he first used petitions and then, from 1906, passive resistance, which he named satyagraha, a…
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Champaran Satyagraha, 1917
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Gandhi's first civil disobedience in India. At the request of Rajkumar Shukla, Gandhi looked into the grievances of Champaran peasants forced by European indigo planters to grow indigo under the…
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Ahmedabad Mill Strike and Kheda Satyagraha, 1918
In 1918 Gandhi intervened in two struggles in Gujarat. In the Ahmedabad mill strike, he undertook his first fast unto death, and a tribunal awarded workers a 35 per cent wage rise. In the Kheda Satyagraha,…
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Rowlatt Act and the Satyagraha Against It
The Rowlatt Act, officially the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, was passed in March 1919 on the recommendation of the Rowlatt Commission headed by Sir Sidney Rowlatt. It allowed arrest without warrant and trial without juries.…
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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and the Hunter Committee
On 13 April 1919, Baisakhi day, Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops to fire without warning on an unarmed crowd gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. Official British Indian sources identified 379 dead; the Congress estimated about…
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Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms and the Government of India Act, 1919
The Montagu-Chelmsford or Montford Reforms were announced in July 1918 in line with Montagu's statement of August 1917, and the Government of India Act, 1919 was based on them. The Act introduced dyarchy in the provinces,…
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Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Emergence of Gandhi?
Emergence of Gandhi has 7 micro topics in Modern History: Why Nationalist Resurgence After the First World War; Gandhi in South Africa and the Technique of Satyagraha; Champaran Satyagraha, 1917; Ahmedabad Mill Strike and Kheda Satyagraha, 1918; Rowlatt Act and the Satyagraha Against It; Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and the Hunter Committee; Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms and the Government of India Act, 1919.
Is Emergence of Gandhi important for UPSC Prelims?
Emergence of Gandhi is a part of the UPSC Prelims Modern History syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 7 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.