Shear and tensile strengh of HUNGER STRIKE
A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not solid food. A hunger strike cannot be effective if the fact that it is being undertaken is not publicized so as to be known by the people who are to be impressed, concerned or embarrassed by it.[citation needed]
In cases where an entity (usually the state) has or is able to obtain custody of the hunger striker (such as a prisoner), the hunger strike is often terminated by the custodial entity through the use of force-feeding.
November 1996: Anna Hazare’s longest fast lasted for 12 days against corrupt Ministers of Maharastra, when he unearthed 253 cases of Corruption in the government and demanded their enquiry. His fast ultimately resulted in resignation of both the Ministers Sashikant Surat and Mahadev Shivankar.
In cases where an entity (usually the state) has or is able to obtain custody of the hunger striker (such as a prisoner), the hunger strike is often terminated by the custodial entity through the use of force-feeding.
Medical view
In the first 3 days, the body is still using energy from glucose.[citation needed] After that, the liver starts processing body fat, in a process called ketosis. After 3 weeks the body enters a "starvation mode". At this point the body "mines" the muscles and vital organs for energy, and loss of bone marrow becomes life-threatening. There are examples of hunger strikers dying after 52 to 74 days of strike.[3]Famous Hunger Strikes In India
1929: Jatindra Nath Das and Bhagat Singh’s hunger strike: They protested against inhuman treatment of political undertrails and prisoners by the British authorities. Starting on July 13, Jatindra fasted for 63 days till he died in the Lahore Borstal Jail on September 13, 1929. Bhagat Singh continued his strike and ended it on October 4, making a record of 112 days of fast.September, 1924: September 1924, Mahatma Gandhi imposed on himself at 21 days fast to end Hindu-Muslim tension, an act of religion which taught him to love all equally.
October, 1952: Sriramulu Potti began his 56 day fast on 19 October 1952 at Chennai for a separate Andhra state and continued his fast until he died on the night of 15 December 1952.
Nov, 2000: Irom Sharmila Chanu’s ongoing fast has reached more than 10 years. She had pledged a fast-unto-death against the imposition of AFSPA in Manipur. She was arrested and since then kept in custody - force fed with a tube.
Dec, 2009: Chandrashekhar Rao’s fast: The Andhra Pradesh politician in 2009 fasted for 11 days and broke his fast only after the central government succumbed to his demand for carving up India’s 29th and newest state of Telengana from Andhra Pradesh.November 1996: Anna Hazare’s longest fast lasted for 12 days against corrupt Ministers of Maharastra, when he unearthed 253 cases of Corruption in the government and demanded their enquiry. His fast ultimately resulted in resignation of both the Ministers Sashikant Surat and Mahadev Shivankar.
February 2011: Swami Nigamanand, who was on fast beginning February 19, 2011 was declared dead the following June 13, after being on a hunger strike for 115 days. He was protesting against illegal mining on the bank of the Ganga in Haridwar
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