Similarities between the Champaran and the Kheda Satyagrahas :
- Both were against injustice to farmers.
- Gandhiji undertook the leadership of both the Satyagrahas.
- Both the Satyagrahas proved successful.
- Both attracted the attention of the whole country.
Differences between the Champaran and the Kheda Satyagrahas :
- European landlords were exploiting farmers in Champaran and forcing them to grow and sell indigo. Whereas in Kheda, the farmers were being exploited by excessive land revenue collected by the British.
- Gandhiji succeeded in Champaran by presenting the farmers’ problems to the British government while in Kheda he had to write to the British Commissioner for the Satyagraha to succeed.
- Gandhiji fought the Champaran Satyagraha single-handedly while for the Kheda Satyagraha he had the support of leaders like the iron-willed Vallabhbhai Patel among others.
