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Colonial & Freedom

1757 to 19476 articles

The Khilafat Movement

How a movement over the Ottoman caliphate became part of India's freedom struggle.4 min read · Freedom movement · QuizRead 1920 to 1922

Mahatma Gandhi and the Non-Cooperation Movement

Gandhi's first nationwide campaign, joined to the Khilafat movement for Hindu-Muslim unity, turned nationalism into a mass movement, until one incident ended it.5 min read · Freedom movement · QuizRead 1920–1934

Non-Cooperation vs Civil Disobedience: How Gandhi's Two Campaigns Differed

Side by side: how the 1920–22 and 1930–34 campaigns differed in goal, method, participants and ending, and how much they overlapped.5 min read · Freedom movement · QuizRead 1930–1934

The Civil Disobedience Movement

The four-year campaign that began at Dandi and became the largest challenge to British authority since 1857.6 min read · Freedom movement · QuizRead 1930

The Salt March (Dandi)

A 240-mile walk to Dandi that challenged British tax on a grain of salt.5 min read · Freedom movement · QuizRead 1942

The Quit India Movement

Gandhi's call to 'Do or Die' during the height of the Second World War.5 min read · Freedom movement · QuizRead