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When Gandhiji launched the Civil Disobedience Movement he was “desperately in search of an effective formula.” Critically examine.

  • UPSC 2023
  • Rise of Gandhi and the Gandhian Era

Between the withdrawal of Non-Cooperation in 1922 and the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930, Gandhi spent nearly a decade testing methods, issues, and organisational forms — a search that culminated, almost improbably, in a 240-mile march to make salt.

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  • The Decade of Drift: Why a New Formula Was Needed
  • The Search for the Right Issue: Why Salt?
  • Testing and Refining the Formula: The Wider Search
  • Critical Assessment: Did the Formula Work?

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