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Ruling the Countryside — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesRuling the Countryside3 Marks
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What was Champaran movement?
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Answer

  1. Indigo movement collapsed in Bengal but shifted to Bihar.
  2. With the discovery of synthetic dyes, their business was severely affected.
  3. When Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa, a peasant from Bihar persuaded him to visit Champaran and see the plight of the Indigo planters there.
  4. Mahatma Gandhi’s visit in 1917 marked the beginning of the Champaran movement against the Indigo planters.

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