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Sep 25, 2023 · The Kheda Satyagraha was primarily focused on the Kheda peasant-Patidar community, which resisted a 23% tax increase imposed on them in spite of a devastating crop failure, plague outbreak, and cholera epidemic.
In this Unit, we will explain to you Gandhi’s struggle in South Africa and the development of his political ideology. Then we will discuss Gandhi’s intervention in the movements of peasants and workers at Champaran, Kheda and Ahmedabad. These three movements brought Gandhi closer to Indian national politics.
Jul 19, 2017 · Gandhi's Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha along with Ahmedabad Mill Strike were the movements after his return from South Africa. Read to know more about Ahmedabad Mill strike for IAS Exam. Download Gandhi's Early Movements & Ahmedabad mill strike notes PDF for UPSC 2024.
Kheda (1918): Kheda Satyagraha was the second one launched by Gandhi and again coincidentally for the cause of peasants like Champaran. Kheda is a small district of Gujarat. It is blessed with fertile soil for cotton and tobacco.
It was in South Africa that Mahatma Gandhi first forged the distinctive techniques of non-violent protest known as satyagraha, first promoted harmony between religions, and first alerted upper-caste Indians to their discriminatory treatment of low castes and women.
The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918 was a satyagraha movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat in India organised by Mahatma Gandhi during the period of the British Raj. It was a major revolt in the Indian independence movement.
Gandhi brought a new methodology of struggle that is Satyagraha, in which there was a human touch. Gandhi combined two Ideas in his Satyagraha Philosophy, one is Truth and second is Ahimsa (non-violence). Ahimsa means love, it means love towards all living creature. Truth means Satya, which is God.
