Gandhian Satyagraha and His Champaran Movement

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Life circle of Champaran. 3. Europeans and Indigo Cultivation. 4. Grievances of tenants. 5. 1907-1909. 6. Sharahbeshi, Tawan, Harja. 7. Government measures. 8. Abwab. 9. Survey and settlement. 10. The advent of Mahatma Gandhi. 11. Mahatma Gandhi at Bettiah. 12. Interview with the Hon\'ble Mr. Maude. 13. Consternation amongst planters. 14. Mahatma Gandhi interviews the Governor. 15. The appointment of the Enquiry Committee. 16. The sitting of the Enquiry Committee. 17. The report of the Champaran Agrarian Enquiry Committee. 18. Planters uneasy. 19. The Champaran Agrarian Act. 20. How volunteers served. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

"The first Satyagraha Revolutions inspired by Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian Independence Movement occurred in Kheda district of Gujarat and the Champaran District of Bihar between the years of 1918 and 1919.

Gandhi established an ashrama in Champaran, organizing scores of his veteran supporters and fresh volunteers from the region. He organized a detailed study and survey of the villages, accounting the atrocities and terrible episodes of suffering, including the general state of degenerate living. Building on the confidence of villagers, he began leading the clean-up of villages, building of schools, and hospitals and encouraging the village leadership to undo purdah, untouchability and the suppression of women." (jacket)