satyagraha
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[edit]From Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ (satyāgrah), from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “truth”) + आग्रह (āgraha, “persistence”).
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[edit]satyagraha (usually uncountable, plural satyagrahas)
- The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 146:
- We also discussed whether the campaign should follow the Gandhian principles of non-violence or what the Mahatma called satyagraha, a non-violence that seeks to conquer through conversion.