Satyagraha was based on truth and non violence,a meticulously worked out philosophy, nevertheless was influenced by Thoreau,Emerson and Tolstoy.The term Satyagraha was coined by Gandhi.There are different techniques of satyagraha.
1. Fasting
2. Hijrat or voluntary migration
3. Strikes and Hartals if they did not aim at destruction and sabotage.
Difference between passive resistance and satyagraha:
PASSIVE RESISTANCE
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SATYAGRAHA
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It was a tool of extremists
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It was a Gandhian tool
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It is an act of expediency
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It is an act of moral weapon based on superiority of soul-force or love force over physical force.
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It is a weapon of weak
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It can be practiced by the bravest who have the courage to die without killing.
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The aim is to embarrass the opponent to submission
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The aim is to wean the opponent away from error by love and patient suffering
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Passive resistance is static
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Satyagraha is Dynamic
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It is negative approach
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It is positive in content. It emphasis the internal strength of the character.
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