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  2. Batak Mian - Wikipedia

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    Mahatma Gandhi was invited to dinner by the manager of an indigo plant, Erwin. Erwin insisted to his cook, Batak Mian, to add poison to a glass of milk, and to serve to Gandhi. [2] He went to serve, but revealed the plot to Rajendra Prasad. [3] [4] After escaping from the attempt, Mahatma Gandhi continued his protest at Champaran. The estate ...

  3. Champaran Satyagraha - Wikipedia

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    The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in British India and is considered a historically important rebellion in the Indian independence movement. It was a farmer's uprising that took place in Champaran district of Bihar in the Indian subcontinent , during the British colonial period .

  4. List of fasts undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia

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    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, informally The Father of the Nation in India, undertook 18 fasts during India's freedom movement. His longest fasts lasted 21 days. Fasting was a tool used by Gandhi as part of his philosophy of Ahimsa (non-violence) as well as satyagraha. [1]

  5. Brajkishore Prasad - Wikipedia

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    He met with Mahatma Gandhi in 1915 and was inspired. He decided to get involved full-time in the freedom struggle and gave up his legal practice. He was instrumental in Gandhi taking up the Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha, in which Gandhi handpicked Rajendra Prasad and Anugrah Narayan Sinha [3] along with him to successfully lead the movement.

  6. Champaran District - Wikipedia

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    Champaran District was a district of British India. In 1917, Mohandas Gandhi did his first Satyagraha movement in India at this district against European landowners and British government. [ 1 ]

  7. Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia

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    In April 1918, during the latter part of World War I, the Viceroy invited Gandhi to a War Conference in Delhi. [87] Gandhi agreed to support the war effort. [38] [88] In contrast to the Zulu War of 1906 and the outbreak of World War I in 1914, when he recruited volunteers for the Ambulance Corps, this time Gandhi attempted to recruit combatants ...

  8. Indian National Congress - Wikipedia

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    Rahul Gandhi resigned from his post after the 2019 election, due to the party's dismal electoral performance. [203] The party only won 52 seats, eight more than the previous election. Its vote percentage once again fell below 20 per cent. Following Gandhi's resignation, party leaders began deliberations for a suitable candidate to replace him.

  9. Champaran - Wikipedia

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    Champaran is identified with the Champāraṇya mentioned in the Bheraghat inscription as a place "devastated" by the Kalachuri king Yashaḥkarṇa (11th/12th century). [2] In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi led a satyagraha movement in the Champaran district against the policies enforced by European landowners and the colonial government. These policies ...