How Gandhiji Used "Polite Peer Pressure" method to persuade Government to accept his requests?
I think he used three methods.
1) "Polite Peer Pressure" method.
2) Non-Cooperation method.
3) Civil Disobedience Movement.
How Polite Peers Pressure Method works.
These words "Polite Peer Pressure" do not find place in Gandhi Literature. But this can be spelled out from the fact that one of his close supporter was a foreign correspondent reporting his actions to foreign media.
An Example of How this method works.
Without going into details, I may just give you an example:
Suppose a crime against woman has taken place, in a UPA ruled State. Chairperson, of National Commission of Woman is not acting because of some political embrassments.
Understandable.
Now instead of tweeting or emailing to NCW, you should send tweet and emails to British National Woman Commission, U.S.National Woman Commission, French National Woman Commission etc.
It costs nothing except some of your time. Some of this International Woman Commission will ask, India's National Woman Commission whether facts in email are true?
Indian National Woman Commission will reply to International Commission that facts are not true, "We had already taken action on this two days back"
This will serve your purpose. This is called moral pressure from International Community or you may call it Peers Pressure.
Do not mind if International Commissions do not reply you. They will do their job as per their moral conscience.
Haresh Raichura
19/3/2012