satyagraha

English

Etymology

From Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ (satyāgrah), from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “truth”) + आग्रह (āgraha, “persistence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈtjɑ.ɡɹə.hə/

Noun

satyagraha (usually uncountable, plural satyagrahas)

1. The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 146:

     We also discussed whether the campaign should follow the Gandhian principles of non-violence or what the Mahatma called satyagraha, a non-violence that seeks to conquer through conversion.