Social and Economic Solidarity of Gandhiji's Self-Government : A Study

Abstract

In these years, despite the appeal and practical efforts of social and economic solidarity of Gandhiji's Swarajya, there was a rapid rise of communalism. This was the most severe, permanent and negative closure of the period. In September 1924, a violent anti-Hindu disturbance erupted in the North West Frontier Province, killing 155 people. Between April and July 1926, there were three riots in Calcutta, killing 138 people. The same year there were disturbances in Dhaka, Patna, Rawalpindi and Delhi. Between 1923 and 1927, there were 91 communal disturbances in the United Provinces, the most riot-affected province. The quarrel was on two issues - Muslims demanded that the instruments should not be played in front of the mosque and Hindus demanded that Gokushi be stopped. Communal organizations grew and the basis of political alliances became more and more communal.