{"id":300,"date":"2007-09-25T00:33:40","date_gmt":"2007-09-25T07:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/the-burmese-satyagraha\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:32:34","slug":"the-burmese-satyagraha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/the-burmese-satyagraha\/","title":{"rendered":"The Burmese Satyagraha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img height=\"150\" alt=\"gandhi satyagraha\" hspace=\"7\" src=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/gandhi_satyagraha.jpg\" width=\"200\" align=\"left\" \/><a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satyagraha\">Satyagraha<\/a> is a philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance developed by Mahatma Gandhi.<\/p>\n<p>Satya is the Sanskrit word for &#8220;truth,&#8221; and graha can be rendered as &#8220;effort\/endeavor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I grew up in a very young free India with stories of our own struggle against occupation and oppression. They left a deep and indelible mark on me. <\/p>\n<p>Reading about the brave Burmese Monks brings deep emotions and a even deeper sense of empathy of their cause.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of way to do struggle wrong, I bow my head to the Monks and I pray for their safety.<\/p>\n<p>The pictures tell the story&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burmese_satyagraha_01.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"299\" alt=\"burmese satyagraha 01\" hspace=\"7\" src=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burmese_satyagraha_01.jpg\" width=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burmese_satyagraha_02.jpg\"><img height=\"359\" alt=\"burmese satyagraha 02\" hspace=\"7\" src=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burmese_satyagraha_02.jpg\" width=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burmese_satyagraha_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" height=\"288\" alt=\"burmese satyagraha 03\" hspace=\"7\" src=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burmese_satyagraha_03.jpg\" width=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burmese_satyagraha_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" height=\"250\" alt=\"burmese satyagraha 04\" hspace=\"7\" src=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burmese_satyagraha_04.jpg\" width=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please consider doing your part for the cause of the Burmese people:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=https:\/\/www.burmacampaign.org.uk\/crackdown.php\">The Burma Campaign<\/a> &#8211; UK<P>\n<li><a href=https:\/\/www.uscampaignforburma.org\/\">Campaign For Burma<\/a> &#8211; US<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/justice-aung_san_suu_kyi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" height=\"297\" alt=\"justice-aung san suu kyi\" hspace=\"7\" src=https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/justice-aung_san_suu_kyi.jpg\" width=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can all make a difference. Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satyagraha is a philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance developed by Mahatma Gandhi. 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