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Where did Mahatma Gandhi successfully lead his first Satyagraha movement in India?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Kheda
  2. Bardoli
  3. Ahmedabad
  4. Champaran

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Champaran

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) Champaran šŸ“š Explanation: In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi traveled to the Champaran district of Bihar at the request of Raj Kumar Shukla to investigate the grievances of indigo cultivators. The farmers were forced by British planters to grow indigo on 3/20th of their land under the "Tinkathia" system. This movement was Gandhi's first experiment with civil disobedience in India and resulted in a major victory for the peasants.