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 17. Back in India, he found that a series of measures had been imposed on Indian leaders to prevent them

from organizing meetings, demonstrations and boycotts with great apprehension, Gandhiji relaunched the Civil

Disobedience Movement. But it lost its momentum by 1934.

18. This movement had its own limitations. Some of the Muslim political organizations in India were not

enthusiastic in their response to this movement. So far dalit participation was concerned, it was also limited.

19. From the mid-1920s, relations between Hindus and Muslims began to worsen. Each community organized

religious processions with militant fervor, provoking HinduMuslim communal clashes and riots in various cities.

So, when the Civil Disobedience Movement was started, large sections of Muslims could not respond to the call

for a united struggle.

20. Many Muslim leaders and intellectuals expressed their concern about the status of Muslims as a minority

within India. They feared that the culture and identity of minorities would be lost under the domination of Hindu

majority.

Nationalism in India Class 10 CBSE Notes Important Terms

Forced recruitment: A process by which the colonial state forced people to join the army.

Boycott: The refusal to deal and associate with people, or participate in activities, or buy and use things, usually

a form of protest.

Picket: A form of demonstration or protest by which people block the entrance to a shop, factory, or office.

Begar: Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.

Khadi: Indian hand-spun cloth.

Satyagraha: Following the path of truth and non-violence,

Sanatan’s: The conservative high-caste Hindus.

Bhangis: The sweepers.

Harijan: The children of God.