<P> Contemporary historians and critics suggest that the movement was successful enough to break the back of British rule, and possibly even the catalyst for the movement that lead to independence in 1947 . </P> <P> But many historians and Indian leaders of the time also defended Gandhi's judgment . However, there have been claims that Gandhi called off the movement in an attempt to salvage his own personal image, which would have been tarnished had he been blamed for the Chauri Chaura incident, although a similar type of movement was introduced in 1930, the civil disobedience movement . The main difference was the introduction of a policy of violating the law . </P> <P> Gandhi's commitment to non-violence was redeemed when, between 1930 and 1934, tens of millions again revolted in the Salt Satyagraha which made India's cause famous worldwide for its unerring adherence to non-violence . The Satyagraha ended in success: the demands of Indians were met, and the Congress Party was recognized as a representative of the Indian people . The Government of India Act 1935 also gave India its first taste in democratic self - governance . </P>

The achievement of the non cooperation movement of 1921 was that