Satyagraha

[ suht-yuh-gruh-huh, suht-yah-gruh- ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. (in India) the policy of passive resistance inaugurated by Mohandas Gandhi in 1919 as a method of gaining political and social reforms.

satyagraha

/ ˈsɔːtjɑːɡrɔːhɑː /

noun

1. the policy of nonviolent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi from about 1919 to oppose British rule in India
2. any movement of nonviolent resistance

Word History and Origins

Origin of Satyagraha¹

1915–20; < Hindi, equivalent to Sanskrit satya truth + āgraha strong attachment, persistence

Word History and Origins

Origin of Satyagraha¹

via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: insistence on truth, from satya truth + agraha fervour

Example Sentences

"Yes, diet is important in the Satyagraha movement-as everywhere else," he said with a chuckle.

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Those who want to save themselves the trouble of preparing this powder may get their supply from the Satyagraha Ashram, Ahmedabad.

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How do you consider conditions have altered since the Satyagraha movement of last year?

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He lists and discusses 13 steps in the development of a campaign of Satyagraha, pp. 5-43.

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Boyhood, legal studies, purification, the growth of the Satyagraha (nonviolent protest) movement.

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