Question

Champaran Satyagraha was led by _______
1. Amaresh Chakravar
2. Pulinbehari Sarkar
3. Gandhi
4. Patel

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Gandhi

The correct answer is Gandhi.

 

• The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi’s first Satyagraha.
• The peasants (bhumihars) of the Champaran and other areas of North Bihar were growing the Indigo under the tinakathia system.
• Under the tinakathia system, the peasants were bound to plant 3 out of 20 parts of his land with indigo for his landlord.
• One local peasant leader Rajkumar Shukla had invited Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran.

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a prominent figure in the Indian Freedom Struggle, who later became India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister.
• He is known for his contribution in integrating 565 princely states into a newly independent India.
• Sardar Patel who is popularly known as the Iron Man of India made many important contributions to the Indian freedom struggle and modern India.