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What was the Indian independence movement?

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The Indian independence movement was the decades-long struggle to end British colonial rule over India, achieved in 1947. Led by figures like Mahatma Gandhi, it became famous for mass nonviolent resistance (satyagraha). A decades-long effort to free India from British rule.

Key things to understand

  1. A decades-long effort to free India from British rule.
  2. Mahatma Gandhi championed nonviolent civil disobedience.
  3. Key moments: the Salt March and the Quit India movement.
  4. India gained independence on 15 August 1947, alongside the partition with Pakistan.

People also ask

When did India gain independence?
On 15 August 1947, ending nearly two centuries of British control.
Who led the Indian independence movement?
Many leaders, most famously Mahatma Gandhi, alongside Nehru, Patel, Bose, and others.
What was satyagraha?
Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent resistance — confronting injustice through peaceful civil disobedience.