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First, let's define what the word means. It was first used by Mahatma Gandhi in India. It refers to a kind of civil disobedience. The word is from the Sanskrit language and comes from Hindu beliefs: satya means "truth," and "agraha" means firmness or strength. For Gandhi, practicing peaceful resistance led to inner strength, because he and the other protesters believed what they were doing was true and right. A sentence or two: Mahatma Gandhi did not believe in violence, so he used the tactic of "satyagraha" when he fought for Indian independence from England. Satyagraha also influenced Nelson Mandela and other civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr.

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