Mahatma Gandhi's inspirational and motivational movements

The country celebrated the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth on Wednesday, with the Father of The Nation's endeavours towards India's freedom struggle and his message to the world coming into the limelight once again over its relevance. It was in South Africa where Gandhi first employed non-violent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. When he returned to India, he led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and above all achieving 'Swaraj'. Gandhi is an inspiration for the whole world as his non-violent activism reached far beyond his homeland. Here are two movements he started that had tremendous ramifications:

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Satyagraha Movement

Mahatma Gandhi's movements on different occasions have been an inspiration and motivation for many. His movement of truth and force, famously known as Satyagraha, started in South Africa against the compulsory registration and passes for Indians. His concept of Satyagraha was an exceptional and novel way to resist evil. It was also believed that it was a movement that enabled the elevation of the spiritual and moral qualities of an individual. Gandhi also coined the term 'Harijans' for referring communities traditionally considered so-called “untouchable”. Ther term 'Harijan' literally meant the “Children of God”. He started publishing a weekly journal called “Harijan” from Yerwada Jail during the British rule. 

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Quit India Movement

One of his most famous movements was the Quit India Movement in August 1942, during the Second World War to drive the British rule out of India. During the movement, he also delivered a “Do or Die” speech where he claimed that fight for India's independence was going to be “purely non-violent”. He also believed that “in the history of the world, there has not been a more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours”. By the end of World War II, the British government cleared that they will hand over the powers to India. 

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