Question

Which of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
1. Active all India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement 
2. Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement
3. Joining of peasant unrest to India's national Movement
4. Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Joining of peasant unrest to India's national Movement

The Correct Answer is Option 3.

• Champaran Satyagraha (1917):
  • The issue was Indigo Cultivation under the Tinkathia System ((3/20)^th of total land).
  • Gandhi convinced the authorities to end the system
  • Demand was accepted and 25% compensation was given.
  • It was the first Satyagraha, taken up by Gandhiji in India.
  • Joining peasant unrest to India's National Movement is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha.