Give a brief description of Mahatma Gandhi Satyagraha movement which he organised in various places after arriving in India from South Africa .
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After arriving in India Mahatma Gandhi organised several Satyagraha Movements in various places:i Champaran: In 1917 he travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to struggle against the exploitative plantation system. ii Kheda: In 1917 he organised a Satyagraha Movement in support of the Kheda peasants in Gujarat. These peasants were very much worried due to crop failure and a plague epidemic. Since they could not pay the revenue they demanded relaxation in revenue collection. iii Ahmedabad: In 1918 he went to Ahmedabad to organise Satyagraha Movement among the workers of cotton mills.
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After arriving in India, Mahatma Gandhi organised several Satyagraha Movements in various places:
(i) Champaran: In 1917 he travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to struggle against the exploitative plantation system.
(ii) Kheda: In 1917, he organised a Satyagraha Movement in support of the Kheda peasants in Gujarat. These peasants were very much worried due to crop failure and a plague epidemic. Since they could not pay the revenue, they demanded relaxation in revenue collection.
(iii) Ahmedabad: In 1918, he went to Ahmedabad to organise Satyagraha