{"id":6082,"date":"2026-08-12T16:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=6082"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:38:40","slug":"champaran-satyagraha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/champaran-satyagraha\/","title":{"rendered":"Champaran Satyagraha 1917, Leaders, Significance, UPSC Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Champaran Satyagraha of 1917<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marked a pivotal moment in India's fight for independence, being the first <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Satyagraha movement<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> against British colonial rule led by Mahatma Gandhi. The movement took place in <\/span><b>Champaran, Bihar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where indigo farmers suffered under the oppressive <\/span><b>'Teen Kathia' system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, forcing them to grow indigo on a portion of their land. The European planters exploited the farmers, imposing unfair taxes and harsh terms.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, Gandhi's leadership in the movement not only secured relief for the farmers but also laid the foundation for future mass movements. As a result, the success of the Champaran Satyagraha became a powerful example of peaceful protest, inspiring widespread participation and strengthening the Indian independence struggle.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha 1917 About<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha in 1917 is considered the first successful <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/satyagraha\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Satyagraha<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> among <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/mahatma-gandhi-movements\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s Movements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in India, launched to end the exploitation of Bihar\u2019s indigo farmers under the oppressive 'tinkathia' system. Invited by <\/span><b>Rajkumar Shukla<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> amidst economic distress, Gandhi investigated their plight despite British opposition.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Opposition from Bihar Planters' Association:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Bihar Planters' Association strongly opposed the inquiry, claiming it presented a biased view and could incite aggression among the ryots.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Concerns of European Officials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Some European officials expressed concerns that Gandhi's investigation could escalate into an anti-European movement.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Government Intervention<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Amidst growing opposition, the Government instructed Gandhi to submit a preliminary report on the findings of his investigation. Gandhi submitted his preliminary report on May 13, 1917<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, leading to the <\/span><b>Champaran Agrarian Act of 1918<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which abolished the system and provided relief to the farmers.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha Background<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The background for the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was born out of the persistent exploitation of indigo farmers in Champaran under the oppressive <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tinkathia <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">system. Gandhi\u2019s intervention was prompted by the farmers' severe economic distress, exacerbated by the decline of indigo factories.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Indigo Cultivation in Champaran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Champaran had been growing indigo since the late 18th century, and by 1850, it became the region\u2019s most important crop, surpassing even sugar.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Tinkathia System<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Under the tinkathia system, European planters forced ryots to cultivate indigo on 3\/20th of their landholding, severely restricting their ability to grow food crops.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Decline of Indigo Factories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Post-1900, the decline of indigo factories due to synthetic indigo from Europe led planters to cancel contracts with ryots, imposing heavy fines (tawan) for release from the indigo obligations.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Financial Burden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Ryots unable to pay the fine were issued handnotes and mortgage bonds at a high 12 per cent annual interest rate, worsening their financial plight.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha Tinkathia System<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the <\/span><b>Tinkathia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> system in Champaran, factory owners legally forced tenants to cultivate indigo on a fixed portion of their land for a set price. Around 1860, this requirement was 5 Kathas per Bigha (one-fourth of the landholding). By 1867, it was reduced to <\/span><b>3 Kathas per Bigha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, giving the system its name, <\/span><b><i>Tinkathia <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(3 Kathas).<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Factory Owners and Short-term Leases:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When the factories were being established for the first time, their owners had no permanent interest in land. They used to take short-term leases from the<\/span> <b><i>Bettiah Raj<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">second-largest zamindari in the Bettiah region of Bihar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Deceptive Practices by Factory Owners:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The factory owners would try to deceive the Bettiah Raj by renting land at a low price, and then they would have the tenants grow indigo for them to earn a profit.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Profits and Losses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: While factory owners made large profits from indigo cultivation, the tenants bore the brunt of the exploitation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Indigo Growing Agreements:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Tenants were required to grow indigo on 3 Kathas per bigha of their holding for some years, with the specific land selected by the factory for cultivation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Variable Payment and Penalties:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If the crops were good, a <\/span><b>fixed price per bigha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> would be paid to the tenant. But if the crop was not bumper, then the tenant would get only a reduced price. If the tenant failed to grow indigo, he was liable to pay a heavy sum by way of damages for his breach.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha Key Events<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The key events of the Champaran Satyagraha unfolded in the following chronological order:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>Period<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\r\n<p><b>Key Event<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify\">\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b>Late 1916<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rajkumar Shukla urged Gandhi at the Lucknow Congress to address the plight of indigo cultivators in Champaran.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify\">\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b>10 April 1917<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gandhi arrived in Motihari, Champaran, with prominent lawyers including Rajendra Prasad and Acharya Kripalani.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify\">\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b>16 April 1917<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gandhi began his inquiry; British authorities ordered him to leave. He refused and was summoned to court.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify\">\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b>18 April 1917<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thousands of peasants gathered peacefully outside the court. The government dropped the case, allowing Gandhi to investigate.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify\">\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b>Mid-1917<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gandhi and his team visited hundreds of villages and recorded thousands of peasant testimonies.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify\">\r\n<td>\r\n<p><b>October 1917<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">British government formed the <\/span><b>Champaran Agrarian Inquiry Committee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, with Gandhi as a member.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: justify\">\r\n<p><b>Late 1917\u2013Early 1918<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Tinkathia system was abolished,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and landlords agreed to refund part of the illegally collected money.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha Causes<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Champaran Satyagraha was primarily driven by widespread dissatisfaction among the ryots due to the oppressive<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tinkathia system<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which was exacerbated by economic and social exploitation. These grievances led to multiple protests, eventually culminating in Gandhi\u2019s intervention in 1917.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Dissatisfaction over Indigo Cultivation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The ryots were unhappy with indigo cultivation under the tinkathia system due to low remuneration for their crops and constant harassment from factory workers.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Protests in 1867 and 1907-08<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: In 1867, tenants of the Lalsariya factory protested against indigo cultivation, and in 1907-08, unrest and violence broke out in Sathi and Bettiah due to the worsening conditions under the tinkathia system.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Pressure to Cultivate Indigo on Best Lands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Planters insisted that indigo be cultivated on the best lands, further pressuring the ryots to grow indigo to maximise crop production.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Fixed Prices Based on Land Area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The price paid to the ryots was fixed based on the area of land, not on the volume of the crop, leading to unfair compensation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Economic and Social Exploitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The ryots faced both economic hardships and social exploitation, leading to widespread agitation against the planter Raj.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Role of Mahatma Gandhi in Champaran Satyagraha<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The role of Mahatma Gandhi was crucial in the success of the Champaran Satyagraha. His unwavering commitment to nonviolent protest and his approach to understanding the situation firsthand helped galvanise the movement and put pressure on the British authorities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Initial Encounter with Local Leaders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: In 1916, local Congress leaders Brajkishore Prasad and Raj Kumar Shukla met Gandhi at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/inc-sessions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INC Session<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Lucknow.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite their invitation, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gandhi initially appeared unimpressed by both of them and stated unequivocally that he would not act unless he saw the situation for himself.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Resolution by Congress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Brajkishore Prasad introduced a resolution in Congress about the plight of the Champaran peasants, which was passed unanimously. However, Gandhi remained determined to act only after his assessment.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>First Visit to Muzaffarpur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Gandhi arrived in Muzaffarpur, aware of the situation, and wrote to the Commissioner of the Tirhut Division, expressing his intention to work with the government\u2019s knowledge and cooperation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Clarification of Intentions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Gandhi stated that his purpose was to investigate the conditions of indigo cultivation and the grievances of the peasants due to public demand.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite Gandhi's explanation, British officials remained doubtful of his motives, fearing that his actions might lead to agitation and disturb public order.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Notice to Leave the District<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: British authorities decided to issue Gandhi a notice to leave Champaran upon his arrival, citing Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Gandhi's Defiance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Upon reaching Champaran on April 15, 1917, Gandhi wrote to the Magistrate, expressing his determination to stay and willingness to face any penalty for disobedience.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Trial and Refusal to Defend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Gandhi was summoned for a trial on April 18, 1917. He did not offer a defence, instead declaring his willingness to go to jail. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His stance baffled the officials, which led to the postponement of the sentence.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Government Withdrawal of Case<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the meantime, the <\/span><b>Lieutenant Governor,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the grounds of insufficient evidence against Gandhi, ordered the local administration to withdraw the case. Moreover, he also permitted Gandhi to conduct the inquiry.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha Leaders<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Champaran Satyagraha (1917)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was led by <\/span><b>Mahatma Gandhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who visited Champaran after being persuaded by <\/span><b>Raj Kumar Shukla<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a local indigo cultivator.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Other key Champaran Satyagraha Leaders included Raj Kumar Shukla, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rajendra Prasad, Brajkishore Prasad, Mazharul Haq, J.B. Kripalani, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Mahadeo Desai, Narhari Parekh, Ramnavmi Prasad, and Shambhusharan Varma.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha British Response<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The British response initially was one of dismissiveness, but the authorities were soon compelled to address the growing discontent surrounding the exploitation of indigo farmers in Champaran. The government, under pressure from both the local populace and Gandhi's leadership, set up an inquiry to assess the situation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Formation of Committee of Inquiry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The Lieutenant Governor established a Committee of Inquiry to investigate the agrarian conditions in Champaran, with Gandhi being appointed as one of its members.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Committee\u2019s Findings and Recommendations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On October 4, 1917, the Committee submitted its report to the Government, making the following recommendations:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Tinkathia system should be abolished.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ryots who paid <\/span><b>Tawan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the factories would receive one-fourth of it back.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">realisation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of <\/span><b>abwab <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(illegal cesses) should be stopped.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If someone agrees to grow indigo, it should be voluntary; the term should not be longer than three years, and the decision to select the field where indigo will be grown should be made by the ryots.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Government\u2019s Acceptance of Recommendations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The British government accepted almost all of the Committee's recommendations, which led to the passing of the Champaran Agrarian Act in 1918.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Abolition of Tinkathia System<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: As a result, the tinkathia system, which had exploited farmers for over a century, was officially abolished.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha Significance<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha was a significant moment in the history of Indian independence. It introduced a previously unheard-of methodology to confront imperial oppression, utilising a force more powerful than all the physical might combined. Gandhi named this powerful method Satyagraha, marking a turning point in the struggle for freedom.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>First Civil Disobedience Movement: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was the first peasant movement to garner nationwide attention and, in many ways, propelled India\u2019s masses to join the liberation struggle against the British colonisers.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran's outcome redefined the concept of and approach to political freedom, adding a vibrant twist to the entire British-Indian equation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Entry of Mahatma Gandhi in the Freedom Struggle:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Champaran Satyagraha was the movement responsible for putting Gandhi in the front seat of the <\/span><b>Indian nationalist movement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and making satyagraha a powerful tool of civilian resistance.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is touted as the first crucial move towards the birth of Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s political experiment of passive and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">non-violent resistance.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Evolution of Mass-based Movements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There have been peasant movements before and after the Champaran movement of 1917, but what makes Champaran satyagraha significant is the fact that it was the first time that bridges were built between the peasants and the other sections, especially the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">middle-class intelligentsia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Peasant Unrest to the Freedom Struggle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: After Champaran, Gandhi's localised movements in <\/span><b>Ahmedabad <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ahmedabad-mill-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahmedabad Mill Strike<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) and <\/span><b>Kheda <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/kheda-satyagraha\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kheda Satyagraha<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) served as training grounds for the massive nationwide protests.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champaran Satyagraha UPSC PYQs<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><b>Q1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of <\/span><b>(UPSC Prelims 2020)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">national leaders\u2019 opposition to the cultivation of indigo<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Government control over the planters<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><b>Ans: (b)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Q2:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha? <\/span><b>(UPSC Prelims 2018)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joining of peasant unrest to India\u2019s National Movement.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><b>Ans: (c)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 92.5646%;height: 118px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other Related Posts<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/mahatma-gandhi-movements\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mahatma Gandhi's Movements<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ahmedabad-mill-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ahmedabad Mill Strike<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/satyagraha\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Satyagraha<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/kheda-satyagraha\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kheda Satyagraha<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/champaran-satyagraha\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Champaran Satyagraha<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/vaikom-satyagraha\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Vaikom Satyagraha<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, led by Mahatma Gandhi, was a pivotal moment in India&#8217;s independence struggle, addressing the exploitation of indigo farmers and marking the birth of nonviolent resistance in the freedom movement. 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