Champaran Satyagraha
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Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Champaran Satyagraha canonical | 13 |
| Champaran agitation | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil disobedience movement
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nonviolent resistance movement ⓘ peasant uprising ⓘ |
| cause |
oppressive indigo plantation policies
ⓘ
tinkathia system ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kheda Satyagraha ⓘ |
| GandhiRole |
conducted detailed inquiry into peasants’ grievances
ⓘ
defied British orders to leave Champaran ⓘ negotiated with colonial authorities for reforms ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
abolition of tinkathia system
ⓘ
improvement of peasants’ conditions ⓘ increased popularity of Mahatma Gandhi in Indian politics ⓘ strengthening of Indian National Congress mass base ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | British India ⓘ |
| leader | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| legalContext | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| location |
Bihar
ⓘ
Champaran ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial authorities
European indigo planters ⓘ indigo peasants ⓘ |
| method |
civil disobedience
ⓘ
non-cooperation with unjust orders ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ satyagraha ⓘ truth-based inquiry ⓘ |
| opponent |
British colonial government in Bihar
ⓘ
European indigo planters in Champaran ⓘ |
| opposed |
coercive plantation contracts
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exploitative indigo rents ⓘ indigo cultivation under forced conditions ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| outcome |
appointment of a government inquiry committee
ⓘ
legal recognition of peasants’ complaints ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gandhi’s satyagraha campaigns in South Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian independence movement
ⓘ
Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ
surface form:
non-cooperation movement
satyagraha philosophy ⓘ |
| significance |
first large-scale application of satyagraha in India
ⓘ
first major civil disobedience movement led by Gandhi in India ⓘ turning point in Indian national movement ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Anugrah Narayan Sinha
ⓘ
Braj Kishore Prasad ⓘ J. B. Kripalani ⓘ Mahadev Desai ⓘ Narhari Parikh ⓘ Rajendra Prasad ⓘ local peasants ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Champaran agitation