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341. Qissa Khwani massacre, 1930
The Khudai Khidmatgar, led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, were a group of Muslims committed to the removal of British rule through non-violent methods. On 23 April 1930, Ghaffar Khan was arrested after a speech urging resistance to the foreign rule. After that, more Khudai Khidmatgar leaders were arrested. A large number of Khudai Khidmatgar members gathered […]
340. Khudai Khidmatgar- Rise of Sarhadi Gandhi
The Khudai Khidmatgar (“servants of God” actually meaning “volunteer servants”) was a non-violent movement against British occupation of the Indian subcontinent led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun freedom fighter, in the North-West Frontier Province.Initially, the movement focussed on social reform as a means of improving the status of Pashtuns against the British. The movement was led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, […]
339. Dharasana Satyagraha
The Salt March to dandi, concluding with the making of illegal salt by Gandhi on April 6, 1930, launched a nationwide protest against the British salt tax. At Dharasana, another town in Gujarat, salt production and storage was monopolized by the British.On May 4, 1930, Gandhi wrote to Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, explaining his […]