Khudai Khidmatgar movement

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The Khudai Khidmatgar movement was a non-violent Pashtun independence and social reform movement in British India, led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan and known for its disciplined, red-shirted volunteers.

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Khudai Khidmatgar movement canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pashtun nationalist movement ⓘ
anti-colonial movement ⓘ
non-violent independence movement ⓘ
social reform movement ⓘ
alliedWith Indian National Congress ⓘ
alternativeName Red Shirt movement ⓘ
linked to: Red Shirt Movement

Servants of God ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
ethnicGroup Pashtuns ⓘ
faced repression by British authorities ⓘ
foundedBy Abdul Ghaffar Khan ⓘ
goal ending blood feuds and tribal violence ⓘ
independence from British rule ⓘ
promotion of education ⓘ
social reform among Pashtuns ⓘ
women’s emancipation in Pashtun society ⓘ
hasPart Khudai Khidmatgar volunteers ⓘ
headquartersLocation North-West Frontier Province ⓘ
linked to: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ideology Indian independence ⓘ
Pashtun nationalism ⓘ
nonviolence ⓘ
inspiredBy Gandhian nonviolence ⓘ
Islamic principles of peace and service ⓘ
leader Abdul Ghaffar Khan ⓘ
legacy influenced later Pashtun nationalist politics ⓘ
membership primarily rural Pashtun peasants ⓘ
method boycotts of colonial institutions ⓘ
civil disobedience ⓘ
non-violent resistance ⓘ
peaceful demonstrations ⓘ
motto service to God through service to humanity ⓘ
movementType grassroots social movement ⓘ
mass civil disobedience movement ⓘ
nativeName خدائي خدمتگار ⓘ
linked to: Servants of God
nativeNameLanguage Pashto ⓘ
notableMember Abdul Ghaffar Khan ⓘ
Khan Abdul Ghani Khan ⓘ
Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan ⓘ
Khan Abdul Wali Khan ⓘ
operatingArea Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region ⓘ
linked to: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

North-West Frontier Province ⓘ
opposedTo British Indian administration in North-West Frontier Province ⓘ
British colonial rule in India ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
significantEvent Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre ⓘ
symbol red shirt uniform ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
trainingFocus discipline and nonviolent courage ⓘ
uniformColor red ⓘ

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My Life and Struggle → about → Khudai Khidmatgar movement ⓘ
Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan → movement → Khudai Khidmatgar movement ⓘ
Utmanzai → hasNotableMovement → Khudai Khidmatgar movement ⓘ
Red Shirt Movement → alternateName → Khudai Khidmatgar movement ⓘ
Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre → hasParticipant → Khudai Khidmatgar movement ⓘ
Khan Abdul Wali Khan → movement → Khudai Khidmatgar movement ⓘ