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1) The Terms Used:
| Term | Expalnation | Reference |
| Adivasi | Member of the untouchable caste | http://library.ncsu.edu/marion/AJJ-1332 |
| Ahinsa | Non-injury, Non-violence | http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3861/ |
| Arya Samaj | A Hindu-reform Movement formed by Dayanand Saraswati In 1875 | http://www.aryasamaj.com |
| Ashram | A spiritual retreat : centres of Gandhi's constructive movement | http://www.nuvs.com/ashram/ |
| Bania | Member of the merchant caste | |
| Bagh | Garden | http://www.internetindia.com/india50/... |
| Baisakhi Day | The day of the festival- Baisakhi; it was on this day that the Jallianwala Massacre occured. | http://www.baisakhi1999.org |
| Bhakti | Devotion, worship | http://www.afn.org/~bvi/ |
| Bhoodan | Voluntary gift of land for the landless : a Gandhian movement led by Vinoba Bhave | http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/... |
| Brahmacharya | One of the Hindu stages of life : a vow of celibacy | http://www.mnstf.org/~raphael/jain-list/... |
| Brahmin | Member of the priestly caste | http://home.earthlink.net/~ravi/iyer.html |
| Chitpavin | A category of the Brahmin caste in Western India. | |
| Cripp's mission | A set of proposals, regarding the seats in the legislative council, sent to India in 1942. | |
| Dharma | Customary observance, duty, law : the underlying social morality of Hinduism. | http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/... |
| Dhoti | Loin cloth ; the traditional dress of the Indian peasant | |
| Diarchy | Dual rule, as practised under the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1918-35. | |
| Dominion status | The status given to a nation to hold its own dominion and have the right to draft its own constitution. | |
| Extremists | The faction of Congress leaders who believed in bringing change through aggressive policies and by holding a tough stance towards the Government. | |
| Gandhi-Irwin Pact | A pact signed in 1931 between Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India; the pact stated that all political prisoners be released except those charged with acts of violence. | http://swaraj.net/iffw/index.htm |
| Hartal | A form of strike. | |
| Hindu Mahasabha | An orthodox Hindu organisation. | http://www.hindunet.org |
| Home Rule movement | A movement started by Mrs. Annie Besant in 1916; the movement demanded power in the legislature, agreeing that the supreme power be in the hands of the Governor-General or the Viceroy. | |
| Hunter Committee | A committee set up to investigate the case of the Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy. | |
| Indian Press Act | An act passed in 1910, restricting the press and giving the Government the power to ban any press organisation. | |
| Jain, Jainism | A religion noted for its emphasis on non-injury, or ahinsa, particularly strong in Western India. | http://www.angelfire.com/co/atmajyoti |
| Jajmani | Division of labour and a system of social interdependence within the hierarchical Hindu caste structure. | |
| Jati | Birth, caste | |
| Kali Yuga | The last and the worst of the four ages in the Hindu cycle - the Black Age. | |
| Karma Yogi | A person who believes in work and regards it as his God. | |
| Khadi | Hand-spun cloth; a major part of Gandhi's economic reform programme. | |
| Khilafat | Post First World War Muslim movement to protect the Sultan of Turkey, Spiritual ruler or Caleph (Khalifa) of Islam. | http://freeindia.org/freedom... |
| Kshatriya | Member of the warrior or kingly caste. | |
| London Vegetarian Society | A society of non-meat-eaters in London. | |
| Lucknow Pact | A pact signed by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in 1916; the pact announced that both the parties shall work together for the common goal of independence. | http://www.historyofindia.com/... |
| Mahatma | Literally great soul : tiltle first conferred on Gandhi by Rabindranath Tagore, friend of Gandhi and a writer and educationalist. | |
| Mantra | A mystical verse or magical formula. | |
| Marathi | The language of Maharashtra province of India. | |
| Maulana | Title of respect given to Muslim men of learning. | |
| Marwari | Rich merchant caste, originally from Rajasthan. | |
| Moderates | The faction of leaders in the Indian National Congress who held moderate stance towards British Rule and believed in bringing reforms through legislature. | |
| Mofussil | Country or provincial area as opposed to a city. | |
| Moplah | Muslim peasantry in Malabar (Eastern coast of India). | |
| Oedipus complex | Frued's theory which states that sons, even as infants are sexually attracted to their mothers and thus jealous of their fathers. | http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/... |
| Panchayat | A court of arbitration. | |
| Phoenix farm | A social reform centre set up by Gandhi near Durban in South Africa. | |
| Raj | Rule | |
| Ram Rajya | Kingdom of God or Righteousness on Earth. | |
| Ramayana | Hindu classic describing Rama's (God's) struggle with Ravana (evil). | http://www.geocities.com/... |
| Rowlatt Act | An act passed in 1919 which gave the government the power to imprison any person without a prior trial. | http://www.freeindia.org/freedom... |
| Sabha | Assembly, association. | |
| Shaivite | Hindu sect worshipping Lord Shiva, the destroyer God. | |
| Sanatanist | Orthodox Hindu. | |
| Sanyassin | A wandering recluse: a holy man. | |
| Satya | Truth | |
| Sarvodaya | The welfare or rise of all, social uplift: Gandhi's social philosophy. | |
| Satyagraha | Truth-force: Gandhi's technique of passive, non-violent resistance. | http://www.eecs.uic.edu/~atalathi/... |
| Satya-yuga | The age of truth. | |
| Shuddhi | Hindu reconversion movement. | |
| Shudra | Member of the labourer caste, often a peasant. | |
| Swadeshi | Literally, produced in one's own country: a programme of economic self-reliance. | http://www.sirius.com/~playprod/... |
| Swaraj | Self-rule. | http://www.eecs.uic.edu/~atalathi/... |
| Taluq | Sub-division of a district. | |
| Taluqdar | Title of the landowner, particularly in the United Provinces (presently Uttar Pradesh). | |
| Tapas | Ascetic practices. | |
| Tinkathia System | The system of taxation on the peasants through the landlords. | |
| Ulama | Muslim priests. | http://www.jaring.my/pas/ulama/ |
| Untouchable | A person of lower caste, regarded as impure, forebaden from touching anyone or anything. | |
| Vaishnavite | Hindu sect worshipping Vishnu, the preserver God. | http://web1.mtd.com/csj.org/infoserv... |
| Varna | Literally colour: the four classes of men; less accurately, another term for four main castes. | |
| Vedas | The sacred texts of early Hinduism. | http://www.san.beck.org/EC7-Vedas.html |
| Vedantin | Philosophical tradition based on the Vedas. | |
| Wavell Plan | A plan that revised the proposals of the Cripp's mission; the plan was drafted by Lord Wavell , the then Viceroy of India and promised a Dominion status to India. |
2) The Places:
(N.B.
--See the respective maps for more details)
| Adyar | India | Tamil Nadu | South-East Indian coast, near Madras, |
| Ahmedabad | India | Gujarat | Western India, |
| Amritsar | India | Punjab | Northern India, |
| Appollo Bunder | India | Maharashtra | In Bombay, West coast of India, |
| Askai Chin | China | Tibet | Northernmost parts of Eastern Kashmir, North India, |
| Ayodhya | India | Uttar Pradesh | Northern-central India, southern Uttar Pradesh, |
| Bardoli | India | Gujarat | Near Ahmedabad: Western India, |
| Bihar | India | Bihar | Central India, |
| Bombay | India | Maharashtra | West coast of India, now Mumbai |
| Calcutta | India | West Bengal | Eastern India (along Bangladesh), |
| Champaran | India | Bihar | Central India, |
| Chauri Chaura | India | Uttar Pradesh | Near Sahranpur,North-western U.P. |
| Chittagong | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Eastern Coast of Bangladesh |
| Dandi | India | Gujarat | Near the Gulf of Khambhat |
| Delhi | India | Delhi (Capital) | Northern-Central India, |
| Durban | South Africa | ||
| Gujarat | India | Gujarat | Western India, |
| Johannesberg | South Africa | ||
| Kathiawad | India | Gujarat | The whole of Gujarat peninsula, |
| Kheda | India | Maharashtra | In the Bombay presidency, |
| Lahore | Pakistan | East Punjab | Along the border of Punjab (India), |
| London | England | --------- | Capital city, |
| Lucknow | India | Uttar Pradesh | Northern India (capital of the province) |
| Madras | India | Tamil Nadu | South-East coast of India; now Chennai, |
| Maharashtra | India | Maharashtra | Western coast of India, |
| Nagpur | India | Madhya Pradesh | Exactly Central India |
| Natal | South Africa | ||
| Noakhali | India | West Bengal | Near Calcutta, |
| North West Frontier Province | Pakistan | --------- | North-Western Pakistan |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | --------- | South Asia, neighbouring India, |
| Peshawar | Pakistan | N.W.F.P. | North-Western Pakistan, |
| Phoenix Farm | South Africa | Outside Durban, | |
| Poona | India | Maharashtra | Western India, near Bombay, |
| Porbander | India | Gujarat | Western coast of Gujarat, |
| Pretoria | South Africa | ||
| Punjab | India | Punjab | Northern India, below Kashmir |
| Rajkot | India | Gujarat | Central Gujarat, |
| Sabarmati River | India | Gujarat | Near Ahmedabad, |
| Shimla | India | Himachal Pradesh | North India, above Uttar Pradesh, |
| Sholapur | India | ||
| Sind | Pakistan | Sind | South-Eastern Pakistan, bordering Gujarat, |
| Transvaal | South Africa | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | India | Uttar Pradesh | Northern India, the then United Provinces, |
| Yamuna river | India | ---------- | Flows through the Northern India down to central parts where it merges with river Ganga. |
| Yervda jail | India |