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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 peasant campaign in Gujarat led by Mahatma Gandhi demanding suspension of land revenue after crop failure.
- What was the central demand of the Kheda Satyagraha?
- How did the Kheda Satyagraha differ from the Champaran Satyagraha?
- Was the Kheda Satyagraha a success?
- What role did Vallabhbhai Patel play in the Kheda Satyagraha?

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In March 1918, Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel led Kheda's Patidar cultivators to withhold land revenue after crop failure, and Mohanlal Pandya was jailed for harvesting officially confiscated onions—earning the title "Dungli Chor."

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