  the non-cooperation movement was a significant phase of the indian struggle for freedom from british rule. it was led by mahatma gandhi and was supported by the indian national congress. after the jallianwala bagh incident, gandhi started the non-cooperation movement. it aimed to resist british occupation in india through nonviolent means. protestors would refuse to buy british goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts, picket liquor shops, and try to uphold the indian values of honor and integrity. the ideals of ahimsa and nonviolence, and gandhi's ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular nonviolence. the eminent hindi writer, poet, play-wright, journalist and nationalist rambriksh benipuri, who spent more than eight years in prison fighting for india's independence, wrote:  among the significant causes of this movement were colonial oppression, exemplified by the rowlatt act and jallianwala bagh massacre, economic hardships to the common man due to a large chunk of indian wealth being exported to britain, ruin of indian artisans due to british factory-made goods replacing handmade goods, and popular resentment with the british over indian soldiers dying in world war i while fighting as part of the british army, in battles that otherwise had nothing to do with india. the calls of early political leaders like muhammad ali jinnah (who later became communal and hardened his stand), annie besant and bal gangadhar tilak (congress extremists) for home rule were accompanied only by petitions and major public meetings. they never resulted in disorder or obstruction of government services. partly due to that, the british did not take them very seriously. the non-cooperation movement aimed to ensure that the colonial economic and power structure would be seriously challenged, and british authorities would be forced to take notice of the people's demands. [[mahatma ga
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