Flag Satyagraha
In India, Flag Satyagraha (
Background
The hoisting of nationalist flags over private and public buildings (including sometimes government buildings) had been a common nationalist act of defiance, especially with the
The Flag Satyagraha was a term coined to describe the hoisting of the flag as a defiance against British-imposed restrictions on civil freedom and also the legitimacy of British rule in India altogether. Proliferating during the
Revolts
Flag satyagrahas were one of the most common acts of defiance during the nationalist rebellions led by Gandhi and the Indian National Congress throughout the struggle. The nationalist flag was regularly heralded by large processions and nationalist crowds. On 31 December 1929 the Congress concluded the adoption of the Purna Swaraj declaration of independence with Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru hoisting the nationalist flag along the banks of the Ravi River. The flag was also hoisted at the commencement of the Quit India rebellion on 7 August 1942 at Gowalia Tank in Mumbai (then Bombay).
The flag satyagraha of Nagpur and
Other notable flag satyagrahas were organised in Mysore (now in Karnataka) in 1938 known as Shivapur Dhwaja Satyagraha. Under leadership of T.Siddalingaih president of Mysore Congress. As a part of state-wide Satyagraha organised by Indian National Congress leaders, the flag was hoisted at Vidurashwatha in Kolar district of Mysore state, 33 people were killed and more than 100 injured in open police firing.This incidence happened on 25 April 1938 also called as Vidurashwatha massacare.[2]
Several commemorations and reenactments of the rebellions have occurred as part of anniversary celebrations, the
See also
References
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ Dev, Arun (20 April 2021). "Vidurashwatha Massacre, the Forgotten Jallianwala Bagh of South India". HT Digital Streams Ltd. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- Rajmohan Gandhi. Patel: A Life. (Navajivan House; 1992)
- Arundhati Virmani. National Symbols Under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March–August 1923 (Past and Present Society; 1999)