Question

What was satyagraha? Explain the three main satyagraha launched by gandhi ji India

Answer 1

(i) 1916 Champaran Movement, in Bihar: To inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.

(ii) 1917 Kheda Movement: To support the peasants of Kheda district of Gujarat, who could not pay the revenue due to crop failure and plague epidemic.

(iii) 1918 Movement in Ahmedabad: To organise a Satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers against British atrocities.

Answer 2

Answer:

Satyagraha was a novel method of mass struggle introduced by Mahatma Gandhi.

There were three main Satyagrahas:

1. Champaran Satyagraha

2. Kheda Satyagraha

3. Ahmedabad Satyagraha

Explanation:

1. Champaran Satyagraha (1916) in Bihar against oppressive plantation system.

2. Kheda Satyagraha (1917) in Gujarat against tax demand.

3. Ahmedabad Satyagraha (1918) in Gujarat against injustice done to cotton mill workers