Gandhi Nonviolent Movement Analysis

Martin Luther King is famous for leading the civil rights movement in America. He eliminated segregation and made America whole though peaceful protest and civil disobedience. But, Dr. King was not the one who created this way of achieving a goal. Mahatma Gandhi was the man who founded this form of protest. People, especially westerners, are astonished that this method of protest would work. They do not understand allowing people to harm you without retaliating would gain independence for India. To answer the question: How did Gandhi methods work? I would say that Gandhi’s nonviolent movement worked because of his clear communication, nonviolent tactics, and his commitment to India gaining independence. Gandhi wrote a letter to Lord Irwin clearly explaining his views and intentions of ending British rule in India. “My ambition is no less than to convert the British people through nonviolence and thus make them see the wrong they have done to India,” he says in this letter. In this quote, Gandhi tells Lord Irwin exactly what his end goal of his nonviolent movement is, which is to gain independence for his home country. He regards Britain's rule as a
curse because they do not look out for the best interest of the Indian people. For example, the British taxed the Indians unfairly to the point where vast multitudes of the population were impoverished. His determination to gain independence did not falter when the chances of being arrested or brutally harmed were very high. Webb Miller was a reporter that witnessed a peaceful protest that occurred on May 21, 1930, thirty miles north of Bombay, India.
She wrote about these events in Document B. When this particular march was in progress, Gandhi was not present because he was in jail for earlier acts of civil disobedience. Madame Sarojini Naidu filled Gandhi’s role as leader while he was away. “You will be beaten but you must not resist; you must not even raise a hand to ward off the blows,” she said to a large group of revolutionists. As Gandhi’s man started the march, soldiers rushed at them beating them with clubs. They followed Madame Sarojini instruction and did not rise against the soldiers. Many were injured and two died in this peaceful protest. This is one of the many injustices that took place during this independence
movement.
Some of Gandhi’s followers had been thrown in jail, so when Gandhi heard about their imprisonment he stood by them. Gandhi himself, had spent more than six years of his life in prison for his nonviolent antics. He did this because he was determined to gain independence for India. Since he had gone through the same thing as these men, he encouraged them to endure their current suffering because it was all for a greater purpose. “Every one of us was firm in his resolution of passing his term in jail in perfect happiness and peace.” Not only did Gandhi tell his followers to persevere in jail, but to be happy. He believed they could be at peace with their situation because they were sacrificing for the cause.
So though Gandhi’s communication skills, his dedication for his cause, and his civil disobedience methods, he and his followers were able to secure independence for India. I personally feel that Gandhi’s inability to harm a living things and his bravery are admirable traits. He did not allow death threats or harm stop him from leading the movement that would lead India to freedom. Gandhi became an example of nonviolent leaders throughout time. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Gandhi lived by this principal his entire life. He toiled for change that he w ished to see in the world that and soon it was visible.