What methods were adopted to oppose the British rule during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920. It had a definite program for the people to follow. It included the following methods to oppose British rule: The students were asked not to attend their schools and colleges. The lawyers were asked not to attend law-courts. The ordinary people were asked to renounce voluntary association with the British Government. There were strikes by the working class in many towns and cities. There were 396 strikes in different cities in 1921. It involved six lakh workers which caused a loss of seven million workdays. The Hill-tribes in the Northern part of Andhra Pradesh violated the forest laws. The farmers did not pay taxes in Awadh. They refused to carry loads for colonial officials in Kumaun.Though the aforesaid methods were laid down for all the protestors, yet, many of them adopted the methods which better suited their interests.
