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In his famous book Hind Swaraj (1909) Mahatma Gandhi declared that British rule was established in India, with the cooperation of Indians, and had survived only because of this cooperation. If Indians refused to cooperate, British rule will collapse within a year.

What according to Mahatma Gandhi is the best weapon to use to collapse British rule in India?

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Answer by Student

According to Mahatma Gandhi, the best weapon to use to collapse British rule in India is non-cooperation . He said that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians and had survived only because of this cooperation. If Indians refused to cooperate , British rule would collapse within a year. 

Detailed Answer by Teachoo

According to Mahatma Gandhi, the best weapon to use to collapse British rule in India is non-cooperation because:

• Non-cooperation means refusing to cooperate with the British government and its institutions. It involves withdrawing support from the courts, schools, offices, factories, railways, etc. that are run by the British.
• Gandhiji argued that British rule was based on the cooperation of Indians who served in its administration, army, police, judiciary, education, etc. He said that if Indians withdrew their cooperation from these institutions, British rule would lose its power and authority.
  
  
• Gandhiji launched the Non-cooperation Movement in 1920 as a response to the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He asked Indians to boycott foreign goods, government schools and colleges, courts and legislatures, titles and honors, etc. He also asked them to resign from government jobs, surrender their arms and licenses, and refuse to pay taxes.
  
  
• Gandhiji hoped that the Non-cooperation Movement would create pressure on the British government to grant self-government or swaraj to India. He also hoped that it would prepare Indians for mass civil disobedience in case the British did not respond positively.