Question

Name the two main satyagraha movement organised by mahatma gandhi succssesfully in peasants in 1917 and 1918

Answer 1

Answer:

These satyagarha movements were known as Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha.

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Answer 2

After coming to India, Mahatma Gandhi organized several Satyagraha movements at different places.

Explanation:

(i) Champaran: In 1917 he traveled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the farmers to struggle against the exploitative plantation system.

(ii) Kheda: In 1917, he organized a Satyagraha movement in support of Kheda farmers in Gujarat. These farmers were very much worried about the crop failure and the plague epidemic. Since they could not pay the revenue, they demanded exemption in revenue collection.

(iii) Ahmedabad: In 1918 he went to Ahmedabad to organize a Satyagraha movement among the workers of cotton mills. Mahatma Gandhi successfully in favor of the farmers-1916-1917.