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Q71 (IAS/2025) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Answer Verified

"Sedition has become my religion" was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of

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The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhi on 12 March 1930 with his famous Dandi March, where he walked nearly 200 miles from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the Gujarat sea-coast, and made salt in violation of the salt laws.[1] This act was a symbol of the Indian people's refusal to live under British-made laws and therefore under British rule.[1] At this time, Gandhi declared that "The British rule in India has brought about moral, material, cultural, and spiritual ruination of this great country. I regard this rule as a curse. I am out to destroy this system of Government....Sedition has become my religion."[1] This powerful statement was made in the context of the Dandi Salt March, when Gandhi was publicly defying the British salt monopoly laws, marking a pivotal moment in India's freedom struggle.

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  1. [1] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj > The Second Civil Disobedience Movement > p. 288
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Q. "Sedition has become my religion" was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of [A] the Champaran Satyagraha [B] publicly v…
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This is a classic 'Standard Text' reward question. The quote is verbatim from Bipin Chandra's Old NCERT (Chapter 15). It tests if you read the narrative flow of the Civil Disobedience Movement rather than just memorizing dates and locations from summary PDFs.

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Did Mahatma Gandhi say "Sedition has become my religion" during the Champaran Satyagraha?
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Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj > The Second Civil Disobedience Movement > p. 288
Strength: 5/5
“The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhi on 12 March 1930 with his famous Dandi March. Together with 78 chosen followers, Gandhi walked nearly 200 miles from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the Gujarat sea-coast. Here Gandhi and his followers made salt in violation of the salt laws. This act was a symbol of the Indian people's refusal to live under British-made laws and therefore under British rule. Gandhi declared: The British rule in India has brought about moral, material, cultural, and spiritual ruination of this great country. I regard this rule as a curse. I am out to destroy this system of Government....Sedition has become my religion.”
Why relevant

This snippet attributes the exact quote 'Sedition has become my religion' to Gandhi, but places it in the context of the Dandi (Salt) March and the Second Civil Disobedience Movement (1930).

How to extend

A student can compare the event and year linked to this quote (Dandi, 1930) with the Champaran episode to check if the quote fits Champaran's time/place.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 15: Emergence of Gandhi > Champaran Satyagraha (1917)—First Civil Disobedience > p. 317
Strength: 5/5
“Within a decade, the planters left the area. Gandhi had won the first battle of civil disobedience in India. Other popular leaders associated with Champaran Satyagraha were Brajkishore Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Ramnavmi Prasad and Shambhusharan Varma.”
Why relevant

This snippet identifies Champaran Satyagraha as Gandhi's 1917 campaign and calls it the 'first battle of civil disobedience in India.'

How to extend

Use the date/context (Champaran, 1917) against the Dandi/1930 dating from the quote to spot a temporal mismatch.

Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj > Champaran Satvagraha (1917) > p. 266
Strength: 4/5
“Gandhi's first great experiment in Satyagraha came in 1917 in Champaran, a district in Bihar. The peasantry on the indigo plantations in the district was excessively oppressed by the European planters. They were compelled to grow indigo on at least 3/20th of their land and to sell it at prices fixed by the planters. Similar conditions had prevailed earlier in Bengal, but as a result of a major uprising during 1859-61 the peasants there had won their freedom from the indigo planters. Having heard of Gandhi's campaigns in South Africa, several peasants of Champaran invited him to come and help them.”
Why relevant

This snippet again describes Champaran as Gandhi's first great experiment in satyagraha in 1917 and explains its agrarian/indigo context.

How to extend

A student can note the agrarian/indigo focus of Champaran (1917) versus the salt-tax focus of the Dandi episode where the quote is reported, suggesting different contexts.

THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 11: MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT > 2. The Making and Unmaking of Non-cooperation > p. 289
Strength: 3/5
“Mahatma Gandhi was to spend much of 1917 in Champaran, seeking to obtain for the peasants security of tenure as well as the freedom to cultivate the crops of their choice. The following year, 1918, Gandhiji was involved in two campaigns in his home state of Gujarat. First, he intervened in a labour dispute in Ahmedabad, demanding better working conditions for the textile mill workers. Then he joined peasants in Kheda in asking the state for the remission of taxes following the failure of their harvest. These initiatives in Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda marked Gandhiji out as a nationalist with a deep sympathy for the poor.”
Why relevant

This snippet places Gandhi in Champaran for much of 1917 and links his activities there to peasant demands and non-cooperation.

How to extend

Combine this with the quote's reported association with the Salt Satyagraha to question whether Gandhi would have used that line during the Champaran peasant campaign.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 15: Emergence of Gandhi > Gandhi's Technique of Satyagraha > p. 315
Strength: 3/5
“Gandhi evolved the technique of Satyagraha during his stay in South Africa. It was based on truth and non-violence. He combined some elements from Indian tradition with the Christian requirement of turning the other cheek and the philosophy of Tolstoy, who said that evil could best be countered by non-violent resistance. Its basic tenets were as follows: ● A satyagrahi was not to submit to what he considered as wrong, but was to always remain truthful, non-violent and fearless. ● A satyagrahi works on the principles of withdrawal of cooperation and boycott. ● Methods of satyagraha include non-payment of taxes, and declining honours and positions of authority.”
Why relevant

This snippet lists methods of satyagraha, including non-payment of taxes and boycott, highlighting that civil disobedience (including salt protests) was an established tactic.

How to extend

A student can use this to understand the types of campaigns Gandhi led (tax/salt versus indigo/tenure) and so judge which campaign contexts match the rhetorical line about 'sedition.'

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SIMILAR QUESTIONS

NDA-I · 2011 · Q70 Relevance score: 1.40

Consider the following statements : 1. The Champaran Satyagraha marked Gandhiji’s second appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses. 2. The Champaran Satyagraha was launched to address the problems faced by Indigo plantation workers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

CAPF · 2019 · Q118 Relevance score: -0.48

Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha is/are correct? 1. It was during the course of his campaign against racialism in South Africa that Gandhiji first applied Satyagraha 2. The two vital ingredients of Satyagraha are 'truth' and 'non-violence' 3. The Satyagraha resists evil by inflicting suffering on himself and not by inflicting suffering in the opponent 4. In India, Satyagraha was first tried by Gandhiji in Champaran

IAS · 2015 · Q16 Relevance score: -0.74

With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the 'Sedition Committee'. 2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League. 3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

NDA-II · 2013 · Q39 Relevance score: -1.75

Consider the following statements about. Salt Satyagraha : 1. It was a form of Civil Disobeience 2. It was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers 3. Gandhiji first experimented with Salt Satyagraha in South Africa. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

NDA-I · 2013 · Q82 Relevance score: -2.20

Consider the following statements : 1. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha in 1919 because of the British measures to impose censorship on the Press. 2. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha because of the British policy of permitted detention without trial. 3. The Rowlatt Act was restricted to Bombay and Madras Presidency. 4. The agitation against the Rowlatt Act reached climax with the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar. Which of the statements given above are correct?