Mohammad Rayyan
March 10, 2015
March 10, 2015
Mahatma Gandhi's ideas of Non-violence were influenced by Jainism belief and ideologies. Gandhi decided to stick to non-violence throughout his fight against the colonial rule and supervised the Indian masses to lead a non-violent struggle even when British Government introduced strict laws like Rowlatt act. The Rowlatt Act enacted by the British Government in India after the first world war allowed government to imprison any person suspected of terrorism for two years without trial. Though Gandhi was critical of the Act, he organized Rowlatt Satyagraha where all businesses were shutdown on April 6, 1919. The idea of Ahimsa was completely embedded in Gandhi's mind, however the chain of events in South Africa helped him develop the idea of Satyagraha. Gandhi did not opt to defy brutal laws by engaging in violence but relied on civil disobedience and truth to fight British Laws. Gandhi suspended the Satyagraha in March as it turned violent and led to death of British officials around the country in 1922. On 5 February 1922, large group of protesters turned violent at Chauri Chaura
