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Congress

Churchill and Gandhi~ II

In the summer of 1940 both Churchill and Gandhi knew that they were facing the most serious challenges of their lives. Churchill‘s mission was first to stop Hitler‘s aggression and then defeat him. For Gandhi, it was an unprecedented opportunity to prove to his own people and the world the efficacy of nonviolent satyagraha; to compel the British to grant independence to India and change the course of human history by proving righteousness and effectiveness of non-violent mass action to resolve conflicts