How Important Was Gandhi In Creating The Conditions For Mass Nationalism?

... How Important Was Gandhi In Creating The Conditions For Mass Nationalism? Without question Gandhi was a very influential figure who played an important role in creating mass nationalism in India. Gandhi wanted India to attain Swaraj where she would be free from foreign domination and able to govern herself. Underlying this wish was the belief that India would remain in a status of permanent childhood and would not be able to develop and mature as a nation unless independence was achieved1. Gandhi realised the importance of harnessing support across barriers of caste, language and religion and was partially successful in uniting the Indian population together in opposition to colonial rule. His support of the Khilafat movement which coincided with his own Non-Cooperation movement enhanced Hindu-Muslim unity. The Civil Disobedience campaign of 1930 against the salt tax was also effective as this was an issue that concerned the entire spectrum of Indian

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