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what was champaran movement


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Answered by kaurloveleen22
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gandhi ji's first great experiment in satyagraha was accomplished in 1917 in champaran, bihar the indigo cultivators of champaran were greatly exploited by european planters .t hey were bound by law to  grow indigon 3/ 20 th of their land and sell it to the british planters at prices fixed by them . they invited gandhiji to take up their cause but the district authorities banned his entry to the district. he offered satyagraha as a result of which an inquiry  was conducted into the conditions of the peasants. this helped in giving the indigo cultivators some relief.

Answered by Anshults
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The Champaran Satyagraha

Explanation:

  • The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the primary Satyagraha movement headed by Gandhi in India and is recognized as a historically significant uprising in the Indian Independence Movement.
  • It was a farmer's revolution that occurred in the Champaran region of Bihar, India, through the British colonial era.
  • The indigo planter of Champaran was hugely abused by European planters.
  • They were forced to produce indigo on their property and sell it to the British cultivators at rates fixed by them.
  • They requested Gandhiji to take up their problem but the region officials banned his entrance to the district.
  • He strived satyagraha as a consequence of which an analysis was carried into the conditions of the peasants. This assisted in giving the indigo planters some support.

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