Categories: All - oppression - wages - peasants - revenue

by Ajaz Ajaz 4 years ago

2079

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.

Satyagraha

Satyagraha

Peasant Movement

In Awadh
Led by Baba Ramchandra

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

champaran

In Bihar

Against oppressive plantation system

Ahmedabad

1918
Took place amongst cotton mill workers

Because of low wages and poor working conditions

Kheda

1917
In Gujarat

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

They demanded that revenue collection be relaxed