Champaran Satyagraha (1917) – Bihar
- Issue: Indigo planters (peasants) were forced to grow indigo on a part of their land under the Tinkathia system.
- Leaders Involved: Rajkumar Shukla invited Gandhi.
- Method: Gandhi used Satyagraha (peaceful protest) for the first time in India.
- Outcome: Planters had to refund 25% of the illegal dues; Tinkathia system abolished.
- Significance: Gandhi’s first major success in India.
Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918) – Gujarat
- Issue: Workers demanded a wage hike (due to inflation), while mill owners were unwilling.
- Method: Gandhi fasted to pressurize mill owners – a moral weapon.
- Outcome: 35% wage increase awarded through arbitration.
- Significance: Gandhi emerged as a mediator in industrial disputes.
Kheda Satyagraha (1918) – Gujarat
- Issue: Crop failure due to drought; peasants couldn’t pay revenue.
- Demands: Remission of land revenue.
- Leaders Involved: Sardar Patel, Indulal Yagnik, and Gandhi.
- Method: Satyagraha – peasants refused to pay revenue.
- Outcome: Revenue collection suspended for the year.
- Significance: Strengthened peasant movement and Gandhi’s leadership.