1. NATIONAL MOVEMENT AND MAHATMA GANDHI
METHODS ADOPTED BY GANDHI IN THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT [SATYAGRAHA & SWADESHI]
THE CAUSES FOR THE NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT
SWARAJISTS, SIMON COMMISSION, NEHRU REPORT, LAHORE SESSION, POORNA SWARAJ DEMAND, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT.

2. GANDHI’S TECHNIQUES OF MASS MOBILISATION
SATYAGRAHA – TWO ELEMENTS INCLUDED – TRUTH & NON- VIOLENCE
A SATYAGRAHI REFUSES TO ACCEPT WHAT IS WRONG
REMAINS PEACEFUL EVEN ON EXTREME PROVOCATION
DOES NOT HATE THE EVIL DOER BUT HATES EVIL
WOULD TRY TO AROUSE THE CONSCIENCE OF THE WRONG DOER BY NOT INFLICTING PAIN BUT BY RATHER ACCEPTING SUFFERINGS HIMSELF.
WOULD GIVE UP FEAR, HATRED AND FALSEHOOD

3. GANDHI’S DOCTRINE OF AHIMSA OR NON-VIOLENCE
FOLLOWING NON-VIOLENCE DID NOT MEAN BEING A COWARD.
IT IS SUPERIOR TO BRUTE FORCE.
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SACRIFICE EVERYTHING BUT HONOUR.
NON- VIOLENCE SHOULD PERVADE THE WHOLE BEING AND NOT BE APPLIED TO ISOLATED ACTS.
WAS VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION TO PENALTY FOR NON-COOPERATION WITH EVIL.

4. GANDHI’S DOCTRINE OF SWADESHI
USING THINGS PRODUCED WITHIN THE COUNTRY
SELF –SUPPORTING VILLAGES
REVIVAL OF COTTAGE INDUSTRY
REMOVE GROWING POVERTY
USED SPINNING WHEEL [ CHARKHA] AS THE SYMBOL OF REGENERATION OF INDIAN VILLAGES.

5. GANDHI’S TRIAL & ERROR USAGE OF SATYAGRAHA
CHAMPARAN – INDIGO CULTIVATORS
AHMEDABAD MILL STRIKE
KHEDA – FIGHT FOR THE PEASANTS

6. CAUSES FOR NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT
ROWLATT ACT
JALLIANWALLA BAGH MASSACRE
FAILURE OF BRITISH TO FULFIL WARTIME PROMISES
KHILAFAT MOVEMENT

7. WITHDRAWAL OF NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT
CHAURI CHAURA INCIDENT
GANDHI REALISED THAT PEOPLE WERE NOT READY FOR A NON- VIOLENT MOVEMENT
DIFFICULT TO SUSTAIN A LARGE SCALE MOVEMENT FOR A MUCH LONGER TIME

8. Impact of the Non-cooperation Movement
CONGRESS BECAME A MASS PARTY
PEOPLE WERE READY FOR A MASS MOVEMENT
HINDU MUSLIM UNITY
LACK OF FEAR OF GOVERNMENT REPRESSION
POWER OF THE BRITISH UNDERMINED
SOCIAL REFORMS TOOK PLACE
NEW TECHNIQUES OF STRUGGLE WERE EVOLVED

9. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT CAUSES
SIMON COMMISSION AND DEATH OF LALA LAJPAT RAI
NEHRU REPORT – GANDHI’S FAVOURING DOMINION STATUS- MOVEMENT TO BE LAUNCHED IF DOMINION STATUS NOT GIVEN WITHIN ONE YEAR
ARREST OF GANDHI
IRWIN STATEMENT
CONGRESS DEMAND FROM FIRST ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
LAHORE SESSION – POORNA SWARAJ
GANDHI’S ELEVEN POINTS ULTIMATUM NOT AGREED TO

10. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT
GANDHI MADE SALT THE CENTRE OF THE MOVEMENT
DANDI MARCH – FROM SABARMATI ASHRAM, AHMEDABAD TO DANDI COAST TO BREAK SALT LAW
LIQUOR AND FOREIGN CLOTHES BOYCOTTED
REFUSAL TO PAY TAXES
LAWYERS TO GIVE UP PRACTICE
BOYCOTT OF COURT LITIGATION
GOVERNMENT SERVANTS TO RESIGN

11. FIRST ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
HELD AT LONDON – EXCEPT CONGRESS ALL OTHER PARTIES SENT REPRESENTATIVES
BRITISH REALISED – NO EFFECTIVE DISCUSSION WITHOUT CONGRESS
GANDHI IRWIN PACT – RELEASE OF GANDHI AND OTHER CONGRESS LEADERS / AGREEMENT TO RELEASE POLITICAL PRISONERS NOT INVOLVED I VIOLENCE / RIGHT TO MAKE SALT ALONG COASTAL AREAS / PEACEFUL BOYCOTT TO BE ALLOWED / EMERGENCY ORDINANCES TO BE WITHDRAWN
GANDHI WITHDRAWS THE MOVEMENT AND AGREES TO GO FOR THE SECOND ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS ON PROSPECT OF INDEPENDENCE TO INDIA

12. SECOND ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
DEADLOCK ON YTHE ISSUE OF SEPARATE ELECTORATE FOR MINORITIES LIKE MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, ANGLO-INDIANS, etc.
GANDHI’S ATTEMPTS FAILED TO PREVENT LEADERS FROM ONLY SECURING SEATS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES
BRITISH ANNOUNCED FORMATION OF TWO MUSLIM MAJORITY PROVINCES – NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCES & SIND
GANDHI RETIRNS EMPTY HANDED
RESUMES CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT

13. COMMUNAL AWARD & POONA PACT
GANDHI ARRESTED FOR RESUMING CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT
BRITISH ANNOUNCE COMMUNAL AWARD – SEPARATE ELECTORATE FOR MUSLIMS, SIKHS, CHRISTIANS AND ALL DEPRESSED COMMUNITIES
GANDHI LEFT SHOCKED – WOULD DIVIDE EVEN THE HINDU COMMUNITY
GANDHI’S INDEFINITE FAST
POONA PACT SIGNED WITH AMBEDKAR – NO SEPARATE ELECTORATE FOR DEPRESSED CLASSES BUT RESERVATION OF SEATS FOR THEM IN PROVINCIAL AND CENTRAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES.
WITHDRAWAL OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT