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Champaran Satyagraha (1917)

On the Indian independence map as “Champaran — Gandhi’s first satyagraha”

Apr 1917 — Gandhi, a barrister newly returned from South Africa, took up the cause of indigo tenant-farmers in north Bihar. He defied an order to leave Champaran and won. His method of disciplined, documented, non-violent refusal had found its country.

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Turning point
Chapter
India in World War I (chapter 5 of Indian independence)
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Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964
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Map showing Champaran Satyagraha (1917), turning point in Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964
TURNING POINT · INDIAN INDEPENDENCE & PARTITION, 1857–1964

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