Mahatma Gandhi's first use of a hunger strike (fasting unto death) as a public protest method to achieve a specific desired goal occurred during the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918. He undertook the fast to support the mill workers' demand for a wage increase and to pressure the mill owners to agree to arbitration. While Gandhi experimented with fasting for self-purification earlier, including in South Africa, the Ahmedabad fast is widely recognized as his first instance of using it as a political weapon in India.
Where and when did Mahatma Gandhi first use his method of hunger-strike to achieve a desired goal ?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2015 · Topic: Home Rule League Movement (Significance and Legacy of the Home Rule Leagues)
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