Gandhi

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violent a response from the colonial
government. Such a response would show him to the world as a victim and
not a tyrant. This approach would expose the British injustice and
would get the world’s public opinion on hGandhi’s side. As a result,
even the English people supported his independence movement.
Gandhi’s non-violent non cooperation required much more bravery and
devotion then violent techniques used by some other Indian independence
leaders. During a march on a salt plant organized by Gandhi, men stood
in line to approach the guards. When they approached, the men stood
defenseless, while the guards beat them with sticks. As the beaten men
were carried away new ones came forward. In this symbolic event the
Indian people suffered greatly to show the world the cruelty of the
colonial authorities and the persistence of the peple of India to
achieve independence.
Another showing of the British cruelty was the massacre, where
protesters stood peacefully while the ...

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