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The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed. The first nationalistic movement for Indian independence emerged in the Province of Bengal.
The National Youth rally at the National Celebration to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of the First War of Independence, 1857 at Red Fort, in Delhi on 11 May 2007 The Government of India celebrated the year 2007 as the 150th anniversary of "India's First War of Independence".
A peaceful revolution or bloodless coup is an overthrow of a government that occurs without violence. If the revolutionists refuse to use violence, it is known as a nonviolent revolution. If the revolutionists are willing to use force, but the loyalists (government) negotiate or surrender to divert armed conflict, it is called a bloodless war .
Wavell feared a civil war on the Indian subcontinent, and doubted Gandhi would be able to stop it. [179] The British reluctantly agreed to grant independence to the people of the Indian subcontinent, but accepted Jinnah's proposal of partitioning the land into Pakistan and India.
Shaheen Bagh protest: Peaceful protests led by Muslim ladies against CAA among other things. 2020–2021 Belarus 2020–2021 Belarusian protests: Peaceful mass demonstrations against the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko and state violence. 2020–2021 India 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest
In August 1942, Indian politician and social activist, Mahatma Gandhi, was a central figure to the Quit India campaign. [3] He was the leader of the Indian National Congress, [4] and the Quit India campaign was a national protest movement based on "satyagraha" (truthful request) [1] that called for an end to British colonial rule in India and the establishment of Indian sovereignty, [5 ...
Violent ways of punishing criminals and prisoners of war was not explicitly condemned in Buddhism, [133] but peaceful ways of conflict resolution and punishment with the least amount of injury were encouraged. [134] [135] The early texts condemn the mental states that lead to violent behavior. [136]
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, India's independence movement leader, led a peaceful resistance to British rule. By becoming a symbol of both peace and opposition to British imperialism, many Indians began to view the British as the cause of India's problems leading to a newfound sense of nationalism among its population.