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The three weekly journals launched by Gandhi under the general title of Harijan, Harijan Sevak, Harijan Bandhu in English, Hindi and Gujarati respectively became his organs for diffusing his views on all subjects. Soon articles from these journals were reprinted in newspapers and magazine having much wider readership. In this way, all his life, Gandhi worked hard at eradicating this heinous practice from its very roots.
Other Philosophical Issues of Social Importance Propagated by Gandhi We shall now discuss some other important philosophical aspects of Gandhi's life which were the driving forces (ends or objectives) to be achieved by using the eleven vows and other potent tools like Satyagraha as the means,
Satyagraha or Nonviolent Resistance The word Satyagraha' first came into practice in South Africa where Gandhi launched a crusade against apartheid. Literally it means: 'hold on or attachment or insistence on Truth.' It stands for the technique of resisting all that is evil, unjust or untrue by love, self-suffering and by appealing to the divine spark in the soul of the opponent. Describing the nature of Satyagraha Gandhi says, "Its equivalent in the vernacular rendered into English means 'Truth force' or soul-force or love force implying application of Ahimsa to establish Truth. It can be resorted to by the individual as well as the community and could be applied to all walks of life. It is not passive resistance but active non-doing of something like unjust ruling power (unjust laws, non-payment of unjustifiable taxes, rents etc.), closing down of business as a mark of protest, hunger strike and so one like civil disobedience i.e. insistence on truth.
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