Question

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write a long note on AHMEDABAD MOVEMENT
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Answer 1

Answer:

Ahmedabad Mill Strike, 1918 was one of the initial movements led by Gandhi in the beginning of 20th century after his return from South Africa. It was one of the formative events in the political career of Mahatma Gandhi.

Ahmadabad was the second largest city of Bombay Presidency and was a long established commercial centre. Under the British, the cotton industry grew in the city and Ahmadabad became a modern Industrial town of the 20th century.

In February March 1918, there was a situation of conflict between the Gujarat Mill owners and workers on the question of Plague Bonus of 1917. The Mill Owners wanted to withdraw the bonus whole the workers demanded a 50% wage hike. The Mill Owners were willing to give only 20% wage hike.

At this point, Gandhi was invited by Anasuya Ben Sarabai and her brother Ambalal Sarabhai, rich mill-owner of Ahmadabad towards the cause of the mill owners. Anasuya had just returned from England and was a socialist.

Strike and Outcome

In March 1918, under the leadership of Gandhi, there was a strike in the cotton mills. In this strike Gandhi used the weapon of Hunger strike. If Gandhi were not there as a leader of this revolt, may be the shops were picketed, but it was carried out in pure non-violent disciplined way. The result was that the strike was successful and the workers got a 35% wage increase.

Answer 2

Explanation:

In 1918, Saurashtra region faced plague. So, with the end of the plague, Mill owner of Ahmedabad Mill decided to end the Plague bonus. But workers of the Mill protested on the ground that natural plague ie disease is over. But after the World War-I, the worldly plague ie inflation came into existence.

So, this started tension between the Mill Owner and Mill Workers. Therefore in this crisis, Gandhi was invited by the collector of Ahmedabad to deal with the issue.

Approach

Gandhi at first time to solve crisis established tribunal. This tribunal had members from workers and mill owners. So, the tribunal agreed to give 20 percent of existing bonus. But Gandhi made a calculation on the following grounds,

Calculation for the Bonus

But this demand of 35 percent was rejected by mill owners. So, this became a cause for conflict between Gandhi and Mill owner. So, Gandhi took mill workers on strike. This was Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918.

Result

Although, Mill workers took the step of the strike. But after 6-7 days they started returning to their work. Gandhi became alone. The people for which Gandhi was fighting left him behind and went for their work.

So, from here, Gandhi learned the biggest principle of his life that common people cannot fight forever. Therefore the political formula of Gandhi became Struggle-Truce-Struggle. Gandhi applied this formula throughout his political career.

But to save his own prestige in Ahmedabad Mill Strike, Gandhi sat on fast unto death. So, this created pressure on Mill owners. Therefore, finally, Mill owner agreed to pay the bonus of 35 percent.

This was all about the Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918. Here also Gandhi played the desired role. This led to the next movement in Kheda, under the leadership of Gandhi. We shall discuss this in the next coming post.

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