different between independence vs satyagraha

English

From French indépendance

independence (countable and uncountable, plural independences)

The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.

From Gujarati ????????? (saty?grah), from Sanskrit ???? (satya, “truth”) + ????? (?graha, “persistence”).

satyagraha (usually uncountable, plural satyagrahas)

The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 146:
  We also discussed whether the campaign should follow the Gandhian principles of non-violence or what the Mahatma called satyagraha, a non-violence that seeks to conquer through conversion.

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