Mahatma Gandhi organised his first Satyagraha Movement in India at which of the following places?

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Kheda district, Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Champaran, Bihar

Guwahati, Assam

answer is C.

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Mahatma Gandhi organised his first Satyagraha Movement in India at Champaran, Bihar. The cornerstone of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy, satyagraha, was his idea. It emphasised the superiority of nonviolence and the truth. It served as an alternative to other extremist and violent liberation groups. According to Mahatma Gandhi, a Satyagrahi could successfully resist the British without resorting to violence if they were not aggressive. In Champaran, Bihar, this tactic was initially employed against the British. Gandhiji organised the villagers to demonstrate against the indigo plantations. The farmers were forced to cultivate the commercial crop without any compensation whatsoever and bear the long-term effects the crop had on their land's fertility.

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