Champaran Satyagraha: India's First Nonviolent Movement Led by Gandhi to Combat the Oppressive Tinkathia System
An archival image of Mahatma Gandhi leading Champaran Satyagraha.
After a century of suffering under the oppressive Tinkathia System in Champaran, India, local farmers invited the activist 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, reformed the farming process, and ultimately inspired nationwide use of satyagrahas to combat injustice and future activists around the world.