Satyagraha

[ suht-yuh-gruh-huh, suh t-yah-gruh- ]

/ ˈsʌt yəˌgrʌ hə, sətˈyɑ grə- /

(in India) the policy of passive resistance inaugurated by Mohandas Gandhi in 1919 as a method of gaining political and social reforms.

Origin of Satyagraha

1915–20; < Hindi, equivalent to Sanskrit satya truth + āgraha strong attachment, persistence

It is the mistakes of the people that matter in a Satyagraha campaign.

Freedom's Battle |Mahatma Gandhi
In practice, Satyagraha is a mixture of expediency and principle.

Introduction to Non-Violence |Theodore Paullin
Those who want to save themselves the trouble of preparing this powder may get their supply from the Satyagraha Ashram, Ahmedabad.

A Guide to Health |Mahatma Gandhi
"Yes, diet is important in the Satyagraha movement-as everywhere else," he said with a chuckle.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

He lists and discusses 13 steps in the development of a campaign of Satyagraha, pp. 5-43.

Introduction to Non-Violence |Theodore Paullin

satyagraha

/ (ˈsɔːtjɑːɡrɔːhɑː) /

the policy of nonviolent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi from about 1919 to oppose British rule in India

any movement of nonviolent resistance

via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: insistence on truth, from satya truth + agraha fervour