- Title Pages
- By the same author
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- 1 Ancestry
- 2 The Merchant Prince
- 3 The Coming of the Mahatma
- 4 Plunge Into Politics
- 5 High Tide
- 6 Low Tide
- 7 Vinoba Bhave in Wardha
- 8 The Nagpur Flag Satyagraha
- 9 The Khadi Board
- 10 Gandhi at Bay
- 11 The Mahatma in Retirement
- 12 In the Gandhian Mould
- 13 The Cult of the Spinning Wheel
- 14 Political Revival
- 15 Civil Disobedience
- 16 Battle Against Untouchability
- 17 Gandhi Comes to Wardha
- 18 The Crisis of the Congress Party
- 19 Life with the Mahatma
- 20 Facing the Family
- 21 Princes and the People
- 22 Business and Ethics
- 23 Business and Politics
- 24 The Last Battle
- 25 Last Days
- Epilogue
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience
- Chapter:
- (p.176) 15 Civil Disobedience
- Source:
- In Gandhi’s Footsteps
- Author(s):
B. R. Nanda
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter discusses Gandhi’s satyagraha struggle in the form of a civil disobedience campaign and non-payment of taxes. It relates that the British authorities initially underestimated the effects of the campaign. By early April, however, the Indian government started to perceive the dangers of Gandhi’s march. This event is a good example of how Gandhi was able to inspire a large group of Indians into action. By early April, however, the Indian government started to perceive the dangers of Gandhi’s march. The discussion then focuses on the commitment of Jamnalal and his family to civil disobedience, which started even before it was initiated. This is seen in Jankidevi’s suggestion that Kamalnayan should be part of the first band of Satyagrahis in the march to Dandi, and her organization of civil disobedience in Bombay while Jamnalal was in Nasik jail.
Keywords: satyagraha campaign, Satyagrahis, civil disobedience, effects of the campaign, Jankidevi, Kamalnayan, Dandi March
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- Title Pages
- By the same author
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- 1 Ancestry
- 2 The Merchant Prince
- 3 The Coming of the Mahatma
- 4 Plunge Into Politics
- 5 High Tide
- 6 Low Tide
- 7 Vinoba Bhave in Wardha
- 8 The Nagpur Flag Satyagraha
- 9 The Khadi Board
- 10 Gandhi at Bay
- 11 The Mahatma in Retirement
- 12 In the Gandhian Mould
- 13 The Cult of the Spinning Wheel
- 14 Political Revival
- 15 Civil Disobedience
- 16 Battle Against Untouchability
- 17 Gandhi Comes to Wardha
- 18 The Crisis of the Congress Party
- 19 Life with the Mahatma
- 20 Facing the Family
- 21 Princes and the People
- 22 Business and Ethics
- 23 Business and Politics
- 24 The Last Battle
- 25 Last Days
- Epilogue
- Select Bibliography
- Index