•   These are the set of religious and social ideas adopted and developed by Mahatma Gandhi during his National movement as well as life.

•   It is rooted in ancient Indian culture reflecting the universal moral & religious principles.

•   He developed these ideologies from various inspirational sources like Bhagvad Geeta, Jainism, Buddhism, Bible, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Tolstoy, John Ruskin etc.

•   Its main tenets are following:

o  Truth and nonviolence,

o  Satyagraha, a method of nonviolent action. According to him, nonviolence is in itself a way to attain truth.

o  Sarvodaya, which means 'Universal Uplift' or 'Progress of All'.

o  Swaraj, an integral revolution that encompasses all spheres of life.

o  Trusteeship, a socio-economic philosophy by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people.

o  Swadeshi, which is to focus on one's own community, rooted in control and development of one’s own indigenous industries.

o  All social action should be governed by the same simple set of moral values, of which the main elements are selflessness, non-attachment, nonviolence and active service.