- The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-1922) was launched by Mahatma Gandhi following events like the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the Rowlatt Act. - A key objective of this movement was to withdraw Indian cooperation from the British government as a form of peaceful protest against their rule. - The program included the surrender of titles and honorary offices, resignation from nominated posts in local bodies, boycott of government and government-aided schools and colleges, boycott of law courts, boycott of foreign goods, and renunciation of government services and participation in elections.
The call for ‘renunciation of (all) voluntary associations with the (British) Government’ was given during
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2021 · Topic: Non-Cooperation Movement (Gandhiji's leadership and the program of Non-Cooperation (boycott, Swadeshi, national education))
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