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