What was the central demand of Bardoli Satyagraha?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Refusal to pay land revenue
Option (2) Refusal to pay land revenue — Correct. The Bardoli Satyagraha (1928, Surat District), under Gandhi’s leadership, was a ‘non-tax’ campaign, part of the nationwide non-cooperation movement: a campaign of refusal to pay land revenue.
NCERT (2025-26): “Peasant Movements … Peasant movements or agrarian struggles have taken place from pre-colonial days. The movements in the period between 1858 and 1914 tended to remain localised, disjointed and confined to particular grievances. Well-known are the Bengal revolt of 1859-62 against the indigo plantation system and the ‘Deccan riots’ of 1857 against moneylenders. Some of these issues continued into the following period, and under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi became partially linked to the Independence movement. For instance, the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928, Surat District) a ‘non-tax’ campaign as part of the nationwide non-cooperation movement, a campaign of refusal to pay land revenue and the Champaran Satyagraha (1917–18) directed against indigo plantations.…” |