Gandhi changed his methods of struggle against the British from time-to-time to suit the varied circumstances and problems that needed to be tackled. Analyse.

The influence of Mahatma Gandhi in national freedom struggle has been so significant that the period of 1919-1947 has been called the Gandhian Phase.

Gandhian Phase:

PHASE I:

* problems & circumstances *

1. Rise of communal tensions

2. Split in the congress over the moot of contesting election

3. Dissident leaders from the rural masses

Nation not integrated and united British empire part *

& gandhiji's approach *

1. Immense taking up the Khilafat issue & merging it with Non cooperation movement.

2. Connected the to the masses by travelling through the country, taking up their issues eg. champaran (1917), Kheda & Ahmedabad Satyagraha

3. Adopted non violent ethic approach as masses were not ready. Both Sardar & Balloli considered calling off Civil Movement (1922)

PHASE II

* Problem & circumstances *

1. split in congres over the issue of contesting election

2. lack of preliminary interview & alienation of deprived classes from the movement.

solution

3. low participation of women

* approach *

1. Formed All Indian Anti Untouchability League & called them 'Harjan' to intend them in national movement

2. Called on women to participate in CDM (1930) on a large scale

PHASE III

* problem *

1. Britain locked in WW2 - inspired fatalist congress building p.o names getting educated

* approach *

Allowed for a do or die movement, as he thought that the time was ripe & the masses were ready.

There Gandhiji understood the country from grassroots & was a people's leader.