TOWN OF CHAURI CHAURA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

PSYCHOLOGY

February 5, 1922, in the pages of history, they are known as the Chauri-Chaura scandal. During the non-cooperation movement, Gandhi ji started a huge mass movement on the basis of truth and non-violence. The movement became violent as soon as it reached Chauri-Chaura in Gorakhpur and a police post was set on fire. By this event, Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress had launched a campaign for non-violent non-cooperation, which had gained enough momentum to exist against British colonial rule as a legitimate threat. Soon after the riots, Gandhi condemned the action as a crime and by 12 February the Indian National Congress stopped non-cooperation at the national level.

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