(Salim, An archival image of Mahatma Gandhi leading Champaran Satyagraha)
After a century of suffering under the oppressive Tinkathia System in Champaran, India, locals invited Gandhi to challenge the system’s practices; his revolutionary decision to use methods of nonviolent resistance earned mixed reactions from European planters, Indian ryots, and government officials, successfully reformed the farming process, and ultimately inspired nationwide use of satyagraha to combat injustice and future activists.