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Q9 (IAS/1999) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Answer Verified

The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the

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The Champaran Movement (1917) was Gandhi’s first major experiment in Satyagraha and marked his first significant political intervention in India after returning from South Africa, addressing the oppression of indigo peasants in Bihar [1]. Timelines confirm Champaran preceded later nationwide campaigns such as the Rowlatt Satyagraha (1919), the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920–22) and the Dandi Salt March (1930), establishing Champaran as his initial foray into all‑India politics [2]. Contemporary accounts also note that Gandhi’s 1917–18 interventions in Champaran, Kheda and Ahmedabad constituted his early struggles in India and occurred before the Rowlatt agitation, reinforcing Champaran’s primacy as his first major national venture [3].

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  1. [1] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj > Champaran Satvagraha (1917) > p. 266
  2. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 11: MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT > Fig. 11.17 > p. 314
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 15: Emergence of Gandhi > Gandhi in India > p. 316
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