Kheda Satyagraha
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Indian independence movement campaign
nonviolent resistance movement
peasant movement
tax resistance movement
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian independence movement campaign
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nonviolent resistance movement → peasant movement → tax resistance movement → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Bombay Presidency
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| cause |
crop failure in Kheda district
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famine-like conditions in 1918 → rigid land revenue demands by colonial authorities → |
| country |
India
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| describedBySource |
Indian nationalist historiography
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autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi → |
| followedBy |
Rowlatt Satyagraha
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| follows |
Champaran Satyagraha
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| hasEffect |
mobilization of rural peasants in Gujarat
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strengthening of Congress organization in Gujarat → |
| hasLeader |
Mahatma Gandhi
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| hasParticipant |
Gujarat peasantry
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Indulal Yagnik → Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel → Shankarlal Banker → |
| historicalPeriod |
British Raj
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| ideology |
Gandhian nonviolence
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Satyagraha philosophy → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Gujarati
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Hindi → |
| location |
Gujarat
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India → Kheda district → |
| mainSubject |
colonial taxation
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land revenue tax → peasant rights → |
| movementGoal |
remission of land revenue during crop failure
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suspension of tax collection in Kheda → |
| namedAfter |
Kheda district
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| opposedTo |
British colonial government in India
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| partOf |
Indian independence movement
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| pointInTime |
World War I era
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| result |
increased prominence of Gandhi in national politics
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partial suspension of tax collection → remission of revenue for most affected peasants → rise of Sardar Patel as a political leader → |
| significantEvent |
negotiations between Gandhi and Bombay Presidency government
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| startTime |
1918
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| usedMethod |
Satyagraha
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civil disobedience → nonviolent resistance → tax refusal → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Champaran Satyagraha
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followedBy |
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Kheda district
("Kheda Satyagraha of 1918")
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hasHistoricalEvent |
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Kheda district
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historicallyNotableFor |
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Mahatma Gandhi
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knownFor |
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Indulal Yagnik
("Gujarat peasant agitation")
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notableWork |
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Indian National Congress movement
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significantEvent |
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Satyagraha
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usedIn |