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Mahatma Gandhi and India's Freedom Struggle

India will celebrate its 78th Independence Day on August 15 this year. Mahatma Gandhi played an important role in this freedom movement of India.

Probha Rani Das

08 Aug 2024 15:57 IST Updated On 08 Aug 2024 15:58 IST

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Champaran Movement

The Champaran Movement was a non-violent civil disobedience campaign led by Mahatma Gandhi in the Champaran district of Bihar, India in 1917. This movement was a reaction to the exploitation of the British government on the peasants and against the cultivation of indigo. Gandhiji urged farmers to stop cultivating indigo and stop paying illegal taxes imposed by the British.

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Kheda Movement

The Kheda movement in India under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi was a tax-free campaign. It was started by Mohan Lal Pandey in 1917. He demanded tax dismissal due to poor crop and crop failure in Kheda village of Gujarat. Mahatma Gandhi joined the movement in 1918. After Gandhiji's joining, the demands of the movement were fulfilled by the British government.

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Khilafat Movement

After World War I, Muslims feared for the safety of their caliphs or religious leaders. The Khilafat Movement is a pan-Islamic force in India that originated in 1919 during the British Raj in an attempt to save the Ottoman Caliph as a symbol of unity among the Muslim community in India. The movement was initially strengthened by Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation movement.

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Non-Cooperation Movement

Mahatma Gandhi started the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920. The tragic events of Jallianwala Bagh of 1919 marked the beginning of the Non-Cooperation Movement. Accepting the non-cooperation movement, the people of India started boycotting the products of the British government, institutions like schools, colleges and government offices.

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Civil Disobedience Movement

India gained independence under the leadership and deep efforts of Mahatma Gandhi. In 1930, the Civil Disobedience Movement started under the leadership of Gandhi. The Civil Disobedience Movement was started for violating British rules. From Gandhiji's ashram at Sabarmati, Gandhiji started his legendary Salt March Dandi March in the Gujarati seaside village of Dandi. The Salt Satyagraha was a massive civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in response to the salt tax of the British government in India.

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