Modern History : Non-Cooperation And Khilafat Movements (1919-1922)
UPSC CSE Prelims 1996
TheSarabandi (no-tax) campaignof1922was initiated inGujaratunder the leadership ofVallabhbhai Patel. This was acivil disobedience movementwhere farmers collectively refused to pay land revenue taxes imposed by the British administration. The campaign aimed to protest against theoppressive tax systemand mobilize peasants for non-violent resistance. It significantly enhanced Vallabhbhai Patel's stature as a leader of farmers and served as a precursor to the more prominentBardoli Satyagrahaof1928.