Champaran Satyagraha Sudarshan Iyengar Champaran Satyagraha is a story of Gandhiji’s first significant non-political grassroots struggle for the cause of poor and exploited peasants in Champaran district in North Bihar located in the foot hills of Himalayas. Gandhi's Satyagraha in Champaran ChamparanAt that time Gandhi had recently returned from South Africa after a successful Satyagraha against the Apartheid system. Thus, he had assumed the status of an emancipator. The resentment surrounding indigo cultivation compelled Raj Kumar Shukla, a well-off agriculturist to persuade Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran and work for the oppressed peasants. Along with Brajkishore Prasad, a reputed Bihari lawyer who fought cases for the tenants, Shukla first ... Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was Mahatma Gandhi’s first major experiment in satyagraha in India , protesting forced indigo cultivation under the Tinkathia System. This landmark movement led to legal reforms, peasant relief, and set the template for nonviolent resistance. The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in India. It marked the beginning of his role as a mass leader in the Indian independence struggle.
