noun
- a policy of passive political resistance, especially that advocated by Mahatma Gandhi against British rule in India
Usage: from Hindi, literally ‘holding onto truth’
Examples
- Gandhi’s satyagraha movement played a crucial role in India’s independence struggle.
- The protesters adopted satyagraha as their method of opposing unjust laws.
- Satyagraha emphasizes truth and nonviolence as means of social change.
- Martin Luther King Jr. was influenced by Gandhi’s philosophy of satyagraha.
- The salt march was a famous example of satyagraha in action.
- Students studied the principles of satyagraha in their history class.