ICSE-X-History
08: Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement
- #2State the three early Satyagrahas led by Mahatma Gandhi.Ans : (i) Champaran Satyagraha (1917): It was Gandhiji's first satyagraha in India to protect the indigo cultivators of Champaran (Bihar) against the exploitative system of Tin Kathia' (bound to grow indgo on 3/20th of their land).
(ii) Kheda Satyagraha (Gujarat) (1918): Gandhiji led the satyagraha to provide relief to farmers from paying rent due to crop failure. Sardar Patel became a follower of Gandhi.
(iii) Ahmedabad Satyagraha (1918): He led a mill workers strike to demand higher wages. It succeeded in increasing their wages by 35%.