(NCERT 10 CLASS QUESTION)
Briefly explain the major movement organized by Gandhi in the year of 1916 to 1918 ?
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Explanation:
Satyagraha was a novel method of mass struggle introduced by Mahatma Gandhi.Satyagraha is a synthesis of ‘Satya’ meaning truth and ‘Agraha’ means to persuade.It encompassed non-violent modes of protest against the majestic policies of the British.
It represented not physical force but pure soul force. Soul which is informed with knowledge and burns the flame of love. A Satyagrahi could win a battle through soul force by appealing to the conscience of the oppressor.
Mahatma Gandhi organised three Satyagraha movements:
(i) In 1916, he travelled to Champaran to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system. Finally, the colonial government passed an Act for the welfare of the poor peasants of Champaran in 1918.
(ii) In 1917, he organised a Satyagraha to support the peasants of Kheda in Gujarat.Gandhiji asked the peasants not to pay taxes due to crop failure. This time also the government had to bow and the payment of taxes was deferred to the next year.
(iii) In 1918, Satyagraha movement was organised among the cotton mill-workers in Ahmedabad. As a result their pay was raised
Answer :-
•) First movement which Gandhiji launched was the satyagraha movement . The movement started in 1916 from Champaran Bihar, where Gandhiji inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.
•) The second satyagraha movement took place in the very next year of Champaran movement.In 1917, at khedo district of Gujarat the second satyagraha completed successfully.