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

“When we started ‘Satyagraha,’ everyone was kind of skeptical,” said Jean Braham, a chorister since the late 1990s.

From New York Times

Some of his most inspired creations have been stagings of Glass’s operas — especially the ritualistic set pieces of “Satyagraha” and the juggling spectacle of “Akhnaten.”

From New York Times

Your stagings of “Satyagraha,” “Akhnaten” and “The Perfect American” have different unifying concepts.

From New York Times

McDERMOTT, whose Met credits include blockbuster productions of Glass’s “Satyagraha” and “Akhnaten,” had been told that the opera’s constant shifting of time and place would make it “impossible” to direct.

From New York Times

At JFK, her walk was accompanied by a haunting and somber excerpt from the opera “Satyagraha,” by composer Philip Glass.

From Washington Post