After which of the following events Vallabhbhai Patel got the title of "Sardar"?

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UPSSSC Junior Assistant Official Paper (Held- On 27 August 2023)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Bardoli Satyagraha.

Key Points

Vallabhbhai Patel got the title of "Sardar" after Bardoli Satyagraha
Women of Bardoli gave the title of “Sardar” to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organizational skills in the Bardoli Satyagraha.
The Bardoli Satyagraha movement was started in 1928 for the farmers of Bardoli against the raising of taxes.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is also known as the “Iron Man of India”.

Additional Information

Kheda Satyagraha
- It was a peasant movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, India.
- It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- It was launched in March 1918 against the British government's decision to increase land revenue by 23% despite a poor harvest and an outbreak of plague and cholera.
- It was also referred to as the first Non-Cooperation Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.
Dandi March
- It was a major nonviolent civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in India against the British salt monopoly.
- It lasted from March 12, 1930 to April 6, 1930.
- Gandhi and 78 of his supporters marched 388 kilometers (240 mi) from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a coastal village in Gujarat.
- Gandhi broke the salt law by producing salt from seawater.
Champaran Satyagraha
- It was a peasant movement in the Champaran district of Bihar, India, led by Mahatma Gandhi.
- It was launched in 1917 against the British government's practice of forcing indigo farmers to grow indigo on their land.
- Gandhiji was invited to Champaran by Rajkumar Shukla, a local peasant leader, to investigate the plight of the indigo farmers.