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Khudai Khidmatgar ( Pashto: خداۍ خدمتګار; literally "servants of God") was a predominantly Pashtun nonviolent resistance movement known for its activism against the British Raj in colonial India; it was based in the country's North-West Frontier Province (now in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). [1]
Apr 25, 2020 · The Khudai Khidmatgar was a non-violent movement against British occupation of the Indian subcontinent led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun freedom fighter, in the North-West Frontier Province. Over time, the movement turned political, leading to the British taking notice of its growing prominence in the region.
Apr 24, 2020 · The Khudai Khidmatgar was a non-violent movement against British occupation of the Indian subcontinent. It was led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun freedom fighter, in the North-West Frontier Province. Over time, the movement acquired a more political colour, leading to the British taking notice of its growing prominence in the region.
May 6, 2021 · These were the Khudai Khidmatgars of the North West Frontier Province. Catch the story of a movement at the forefront of India’s freedom struggle and its fearless leader, ‘Frontier Gandhi ...
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Finally, in November 1929, Khan founded the Khudāyī Khidmatgār ( خدايي خدمتګار, 'Servants of God') movement, which would strongly advocate for the end of British colonial rule and establishment of a unified and independent India.
The Khudai Khidmatgar movement was highly organized with both democratic councils, on the one hand, and a military-like activist wing that employed a wide variety of nonviolent strategic actions in their civil resistance to British rule.
Apr 24, 2020 · The Khudai Khidmatgar was a non-violent movement against British occupation of the Indian subcontinent led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun freedom fighter, in the North-West Frontier Province.
Khudai Khitmatgar (Persian: “Servants of God”) Date: 1930 - c. 1947. Key People: Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Red Shirt movement, in support of the Indian National Congress, an action started by Abdul Ghaffar Khan of the North-West Frontier Province of India in 1930.
In 1929, the Khudai Khidmatgars (“Servants of God”) movement, led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, nonviolently mobilized to oppose the British in India’s Northwest Frontier Province.
