Who was the Governor of Bihar at the time of the Champaran Satyagraha?
Who was the Governor of Bihar at the time of the Champaran Satyagraha?
चंपारण सत्याग्रह के समय बिहार का गवर्नर कौन था?
Detailed Solution & Logic
Edward Gait/एडवर्ड गेट
Explanation
Champaran Satyagraha took place in 1917 under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi to protest against the exploitative Tinkathia system imposed on indigo farmers.
At that time, the Governor of Bihar and Orissa was Edward Gait.
- He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Bihar and Orissa from 1915 to 1920.
- During the movement, Gandhi investigated the grievances of peasants in Champaran.
- The British government later formed an inquiry committee, and Gandhi was included in it.
चंपारण सत्याग्रह 1917 में महात्मा गांधी के नेतृत्व में हुआ था। यह आंदोलन नील किसानों पर लागू तीनकठिया प्रथा के विरोध में था।
उस समय बिहार एवं उड़ीसा के गवर्नर एडवर्ड गेट थे।
- उनका कार्यकाल 1915–1920 तक था।
- गांधीजी ने चंपारण के किसानों की समस्याओं की जांच की।
- बाद में ब्रिटिश सरकार ने जांच समिति बनाई, जिसमें गांधीजी को शामिल किया गया।
Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य
चंपारण सत्याग्रह गांधीजी का भारत में पहला सफल सत्याग्रह माना जाता है।
इसमें Raj Kumar Shukla ने गांधीजी को चंपारण आने के लिए प्रेरित किया।
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