satyagraha

noun

the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms

Roots

satyasatya- · Sanskrit · truth agrahagraha- · Sanskrit · grasping, insistence

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