Satyagraha

During a period of socio-economic struggle in India, various movements emerged to address the grievances of different communities. In 1917, Satyagraha in Kheda, Gujarat saw peasants unable to pay revenue due to crop failure and a plague epidemic, leading them to demand a relaxation in revenue collection.

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luonut Alain Garrido

luonut Kingsley Stuart

luonut Arun Nagpal

luonut Jean-Paul Saliba

Against talukdars and oppressive landlords

Peasants were forced to pay high rents, do begar, work without pay

Peasants demanded reduction in revenue, abolition of begar and social boycott of oppressive landlords

Against oppressive plantation system

Because of low wages and poor working conditions

Peasants were unable to pay revenu because of crop failure and plague epidemic

They demanded that revenue collection be relaxed