English

Noun

satyagraha ‎(usually uncountable, plural satyagrahas)

1. The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 146:

     We also discussed whether the campaign should follow the Gandhian principles of non-violence or what the Mahatma called satyagraha, a non-violence that seeks to conquer through conversion.