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Match the regional Satyagrahas and movements of the Gandhian Era listed in List-I with their respective key leaders and core issues in List-II:

  • Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–1925)Spearheaded by T.K. Madhavan and K.P. Kesava Menon; aimed at securing civic access to roads surrounding temples for depressed classes.
  • Borsad Satyagraha (1923)Led by Vallabhbhai Patel; successfully organized complete non-payment of a punitive poll tax levied for anti-dacoit police operations.
  • Nagpur Flag Satyagraha (1923)Led by Jamnalal Bajaj and Sardar Patel; asserted the right of citizens to carry and hoist the National Tricolor in prohibited civil areas.
  • Rajkot Satyagraha (1939)Involved a fast unto death by Mahatma Gandhi; launched against Dewan Virawala over the breach of a charter granting democratic reforms.

Answer

Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–1925) corresponds to temple-road access led by T.K. Madhavan and K.P. Kesava Menon; Borsad Satyagraha (1923) corresponds to Vallabhbhai Patel's campaign against the anti-dacoit punitive poll tax; Nagpur Flag Satyagraha (1923) corresponds to Jamnalal Bajaj and Sardar Patel asserting the right to hoist the Tricolor; Rajkot Satyagraha (1939) corresponds to Mahatma Gandhi's fast against Dewan Virawala over constitutional reform breaches.
Each regional struggle is matched with its historical specifics: Vaikom Satyagraha centered on social equality and temple-road access in Kerala under leaders like T.K. Madhavan and K.P. Kesava Menon; Borsad Satyagraha was Sardar Patel's successful non-tax campaign against an anti-dacoit punitive levy; Nagpur Flag Satyagraha defended the right to display the Tricolor led by Jamnalal Bajaj and Sardar Patel; and Rajkot Satyagraha involved Mahatma Gandhi's historic fast against Dewan Virawala over princely state administrative reforms.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the leadership and issue of Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–1925)
Recognize that this movement in Travancore was organized by T.K. Madhavan, K.P. Kesava Menon, and K. Kelappan to assert rights for oppressed castes to use roads surrounding temple precincts.
Establishes the correct match for Vaikom Satyagraha.
2
Identify the leadership and issue of Borsad Satyagraha (1923)
Determine that Vallabhbhai Patel mobilized the villagers of Borsad in Kheda district against an arbitrary punitive poll tax imposed under the guise of funding anti-dacoit police forces.
Establishes the correct match for Borsad Satyagraha.
3
Identify the leadership and issue of Nagpur Flag Satyagraha (1923)
Analyze that this agitation was started to defend the honor of the National Tricolor against colonial municipal restrictions, led prominently by Jamnalal Bajaj and Sardar Patel.
Establishes the correct match for Nagpur Flag Satyagraha.
4
Identify the leadership and issue of Rajkot Satyagraha (1939)
Connect Mahatma Gandhi's direct intervention via a fast unto death in Rajkot State to the violation of administrative reform agreements by Dewan Virawala.
Establishes the correct match for Rajkot Satyagraha.

Key Concept

Regional Satyagrahas, Leadership Dynamics, and Specific Issues in Gandhian Mass Mobilization
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