INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which among the following cities saw the first instance of Satyagraha in India?
A
Surat
B
Kheda
C
Champaran
D
Ahemdabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in British India and is considered a historically important rebellion in the Indian independence movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Satyagraha was at Champaran in Bihar in 1917 where he took up the cause of the indigo cultivators. The next Satyagraha taken up by Gandhi was in the Kheda district of Gujarat in 1918 where he helped the peasants who were struggling to pay taxes to the British government.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918) Gandhi used Satyagraha and hunger strike for the first time during an industrial dispute between the owners and workers of a cotton mill in Ahmedabad.

Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: The Satyagraha in the Ahmedabad of Gujarat was a major revolt in the Indian Independence movement. It was organized by Mahatma Gandhi and was the second Satyagraha movement after the Champaran Satyagraha aimed to support the cotton mill workers.

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