The reason of British encroachment and their defeat in India remained on two basic facts.
 

First, the lack of unity among the people and the second
       was the racism/castism. The most of the Maharajas were busy in
       raising army and fighting against each other in the name of 
       honor. The British joined one or the other, eliminating those 
       kings one at a time, with a nominal investment of gun powder 
       and borrowed Indian soldiers from another king who used to be
       the loyal to the British rulers.
      
The second most important issue was the slavery. The sense of freedom 
       and honor existed only among the kings and landlords. It did 
       not matter to the people who either were slaves or bonded laborer
       for life. If the middle class existed beyond the king’s office, 
       survived as the framers, priests and educators.

      The term "Satyagraha" relates to a no-violence resistance to the 
      British rulers. Please read the original lay out of "Satyagraha".
      After studying his plan of action, I concluded my thought about the 
      "The action plan of Satyagraha", with the sketch shown below.