The First World War , Khilafat & Non Cooperation

The first world war created a new economic and political situation. It led to a huge increase in defence
expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes : custom devices were raised and income tax
introduced.

The Idea of Satyagraha

The idea of Satyagraha stressed largely upon the power of truth and the need to
seek the truth. It was proposed that if the cause was valid and if the struggle
was truly against the injustice , then physical forces were not required to fight
the oppressor.

On 12th March 1930 , he started Dandi March which is also known as “Salt
Satyagraha”. Gandhi launched Salt Satyagraha from his ashram of Sabarmati.

Struggle for Indian Independence

Gandhi returned to India in January 1915. He had come from South Africa
where he had successfully fought the racist regime with a novel method of mass agitation , which he called
Satyagraha.

After arriving in India , Mahatma Gandhi successfully organised satyagraha Movements in various places.