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Gandhism: Introduction, Ideology, Concept of Satyagraha, Principles, Significance
What is Gandhism? What are Gandhian values? What is Satyagraha and how it works?
1- Gandhiji's ideas, theories, techniques and methods known as Gandhism.
2- Gandhism is a way of life
3- It provides solutions to modern problems.
4- Trusteeship, truth, satyagraha, ahimsa, khadi, charks, ramraj, swadeshi etc are his famous ideology.
5- Truth and Ahimsa are the two means of achieving Gandhian objectives.
6- Truth, Ahimsa, respect for all religion, social equality, opposition to exploitation, imperialism, colonialism, and capitalism were Gandhi’s guiding principles of Political Ideology.
7- Gandhi’s religion was the religion of Humanity.
8- Gandhi believed that the essence of all religions is ahimsa and truth.
9- Gandhi developed satyagraha as a way of opposing evils. Satyagraha means justification for one reason. Satyagraha is proof of truth by bearing witness to it through self-suffering or love. For Gandhi, satyagraha is the strongest and bravest weapon. The technique of Satyagraha can take the form of non-co-operation, civil disobedience, fasting, and strike. The satyagraha establishes a spiritual identity with the opponent and awakens in him a feeling that he cannot hurt him without hurting himself.
10-Gandhi criticized the western culture for the first time but later modified some of his views on western civilization.
