Question

What was the key objective of Gandhiji’s Champaran Movement?

Options

• The security of rights of harijans

• Civil disobedience movement

• Maintaining the unity of society

• Solving the problem of the indigo workers

Answer 1

Solving the problem of the indigo workers

Explanation:

The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was Gandhi’s first major action in India, taken in Champaran (Bihar) to redress the exploitation of peasants forced by European planters to grow indigo under oppressive terms (the tinkathia/indigo system). Gandhi carried out a fact‑finding tour, provided legal and moral support to the peasants, organised non‑violent protest and negotiations, and secured relief for the indigo cultivators.