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The independence of India is credited to its eminent leader, Mahatma Gandhi who put forward the concept of ‘swaraj’ or self-governance. Gandhi encouraged Indian citizens to thwart their reliance on British imperialism for their sustenance. Instead, he urged them to spin their own clothes from raw cotton, protest the British monopoly through satyagraha, and more importantly return to traditional Indian ways of living. Eventually, Gandhi’s concept of self-rule and self-reliance along with non-violent and peaceful protests helped make India independent.