IAFS 1000 Gandhi and Nonviolent Resistance in South Asia
Announcement China Town Hall: location TBD
Brendon’s Rome-Britain Analogy Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776) Imperial decline Lessons for US?
Outline Early South Asian nationalism Gandhi as nationalist leader Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre
Early Indian Nationalism 1885: Indian National Congress (INC) established 1906: Formation of Muslim League post-WWI: Khilafat movement (protection of Ottoman sultan/caliph)
Emergence of Gandhi ( ) London-trained lawyer : South Africa Satyagraha [soul- force or truth-force]: non-violent resistance 1915: return to India gphotgallery/ /images/a98.jpg
Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre (Amritsar, Punjab) April 13, 1919: killing of unarmed demonstrators Indian protests 1920: Gandhi leader of INC 1924: Khilafat collapse 1930s non-cooperation campaign –Proved Gandhi’s leadership –Alienated some Muslims
Gandhi’s Use of Clothing The London dandy (1890); in South Africa (1900, 1913); in loincloth (1942) 1 [1][1]