ABSTRACT
Satyagraha, a term invented by Gandhi in his struggle for the liberation of the Indian in South Africa, marks all that is different from mere passive resistance, which Europeans call non-resistance. Gandhi, in advocating non-violence as a method of struggle, had no pretensions that by following his method the battle would be gained immediately. When Gandhi came forward with his programme of resistance by means of non-violence, he tirelessly expounded this method which he had experimented with in Africa. On 28 July 1920, Gandhi announced to the country that the people should start a campaign of ‘non-cooperation’ from 1 August. In advocating non-cooperation, Gandhi prepared the road for civil disobedience, which he regarded as a superior stage, graver in consequence for those who would follow it to its extreme limits.
