<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed . (May 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant phase of the Indian independence movement from British rule . It was led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre . It aimed to resist British rule in India through nonviolent means, "Ahinsa". Protesters would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops . The ideas of Ahinsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi's ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer of 1920 . Gandhi feared that the movement might lead to popular violence . The non-cooperation movement was launched on 31st August, 1920 . </P> <P> The Non-cooperation movement was a reaction to the oppressive policies of the British Indian government such as the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre . A meeting of civilians held at Jallianwala Bagh near the Golden Temple in Amritsar was fired upon by soldiers under the command of Brigadier - General Reginald Dyer, killing and injuring thousands of protestors . The outcry generated by the massacre led to thousands of unrests and more deaths at the hands of the police . The massacre became the most infamous event of British rule in India . </P> <P> Gandhi was horrified . He lost all faith in the goodness of the British government and declared that it would be a "sin" to cooperate with the "satanic" government . </P>

Non cooperation movement was marked by significant participation of peasants from karnataka