Satyagraha

:See Satyagraha (opera) for an account of the opera of that title by Philip Glass.

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Satyagraha (opera) - Opera - Philip Glass

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Satyagraha (Sanskrit: truth + grasp/hold) is the philosophy of nonviolent resistance most famously employed by Mohandas Gandhi in forcing an end to the British Raj and also against apartheid in South Africa.

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Sanskrit - Philosophy - Nonviolent resistance - Mohandas Gandhi - British Raj - Apartheid - South Africa

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Translators have rendered the word satyagraha as "civil disobedience", "passive resistance", "truth force", or "the willingness to endure great personal suffering in order to do what's right". English-speakers may also use the term "non-violent protest". The literal translation however will be sat(truth)+ aagraha(persuade) = sadagraha.

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Civil disobedience - Passive resistance - Protest

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