NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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gandhi nagar
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kheda
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champaran
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oudh kisan sabh
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Detailed explanation-1: -The satyagraha movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat in India was led by Mahatma Gandhi, in which Gandhi agreed to help the peasant movement for income remission in Kheda at the request of local peasant leaders.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1917 Gandhiji led the movement in Kheda district of Gujarat, demanding relaxation of the revenue tax owing to the poverty experienced by the farmers because of the outbreak of plague and crop failure.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Kheda Satyagraha was principally led by Sardar after the region was hit by a famine, cholera and plague, destroying the agrarian economy. The Bombay Presidency had increased the taxes in 1917-18 by 23% despite many deaths following a cholera outbreak.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mahatma Gandhi was the spiritual head of the Kheda Satyagraha. He was assisted in this endeavour by Sardar Vallabhai Patel and other local lawyers and advocates such as Indulal Yagnik, Shankarlal Banker, Mahadev Desai, Narhari Parikh, Mohanlal Pandya and Ravi Shankar Vyas.