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Name two main ‘Satyagraha’ movements organized by Mahatma Gandhi successfully in favour of peasants in 1916 and 1917. (CBSE 2013)

The two satyagraha movements organised by Mahatma Gandhi:

1. Peasants’ Satyagraha in Champaran, Bihar in 1916

2. Peasants’ satyagraha in Kheda, Gujarat in 1917

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi travelled around India and organized satyagraha movements against oppression to spread non-violence and fight for the common man.

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