Local Agitation
Sant Rawat, Sheikh Gulab, Pir Muhammad Munis, Harbans Sahay, and Lomrah Singh, among others, challenged the “panchkathiya” system and were instrumental in bringing some concessions. With this, the “tinkathiya” method became the standard (three, instead of five, kathas of land were to be planted with indigo). Raj Kumar Shukla was unhappy with the deal and wanted to change Champaran’s inconvenient farm labor system where they were unable to provide the food they required, and their indigo payments were insufficient.
What was the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the Champaran Movement?
Champaran was a district in the Indian state of Bihar, which is now divided into two districts: East Champaran and West Champaran. The first Satyagraha movement inspired by Mahatma Gandhi occurred in Champaran in 1917. The Champaran Satyagraha was the first to begin, but the term Satyagraha was originally used in the anti-Rowlatt Act movement.
Table of Content
- Indigo plantation in Champaran
- Local Agitation
- Introducing it to Gandhi
- Gandhiji’s role
- The Effect of The Satyagraha
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