Non-Cooperation : Gandhi & Champaran
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The story of Champaran begins in the early 19th century when European planters had involved the cultivators in agreements that forced them to cultivate indigo on 3/20th of their land (Tinkathia System).

Mahatma GandhiTowards the end of 19th century, German synthetic dyes forced indigo out of the market and the European planters of Champaran, in order to remove the obligation of cultivating indigo on the cultivators tried to secure enhancements in rents and other illegal dues as a price for the release. Resistance had surfaced in 1908 but momentum came when Rajkumar Shukla (local man) decided to follow Gandhiji all over the country to persuade him to come to Champaran and investigate the problem.

Gandhiji on reaching Champaran was ordered by the Commissioner to immediately leave the district. Gandhiji declined. The Government of India not wiling to make an issue of it ordered the local Government to retreat. A victorious Gandhiji embarked on his investigation. He and his colleagues, including Brij Kishore, Rajendra Prasad, Mahadeo Desai and Narhari Parikh and J.B. Kriplani toured the villages and from the dawn to dusk recorded the statements of the peasants.

Meanwhile, the government appointed a commission of enquiry and nominated Gandhiji as one of its members. Soon Gandhiji impressed upon the commission about the peasants plight. As a compromise with the planters, he agreed that they refund only 25% of the amount of the amount they had taken illegally from the peasants.

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