The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918, in the Kheda district of Gujarat, India during the period of the British Raj, was a Satyagraha movement organized by Mohandas Gandhi. It was a major revolt in the Indian independence movement. It was the third Satyagraha movement after Champaran Satyagraha and Ahmedabad mill strike. Gandhi organised this movement to support peasants of the Kheda district. People of Kheda were unable to pay the high taxes levied by the British due to crop failure and a plague epidemic.
1. Crop Failure
Heavy rains and poor agricultural conditions caused severe crop damage in Kheda.
2. Economic Hardship
Farmers could not produce enough crops and faced financial distress.
3. Unfair Tax Collection
According to government rules, taxes could be suspended if crop production fell below a certain level. However, British authorities refused to provide relief.
4. Support for Farmers
Gandhi decided to organize peasants and demand justice through peaceful protest.