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With reference to the Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918 during the early phase of Mahatma Gandhi's mass interventions in India, consider the following statements:

1. It was the first instance in India where Mahatma Gandhi used a fast unto death as a weapon of protest.
2. The industrial dispute arose primarily over the withdrawal of the Plague Bonus and workers' demand for a wage increase to offset war inflation.
3. Social reformer Anusuya Sarabhai invited Mahatma Gandhi to intervene and led the workers alongside him.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A
    1 and 2 only
  2. B
    2 and 3 only
  3. C
    1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3Cevap

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All three statements (1, 2, and 3) are correct.
All three statements are historically accurate. The 1918 Ahmedabad Mill Strike was triggered by the withdrawal of the Plague Bonus, involved key leadership from Anusuya Sarabhai, and was the site of Gandhi's first fast unto death in India.

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1
Evaluate Statement 1 regarding Gandhi's fast unto death
Statement 1 is correct. During March 1918, Gandhi undertook his first hunger strike in India to rally worker resolve during the Ahmedabad Mill Strike.
While Champaran (1917) was his first Civil Disobedience and Kheda (1918) his first Non-Cooperation, Ahmedabad marked his first Hunger Strike.
2
Evaluate Statement 2 regarding the causes of the dispute
Statement 2 is correct. Mill owners sought to discontinue the Plague Bonus after the epidemic subsided, while workers demanded a 35% wage hike due to wartime price rises.
The owners initially offered only 20%, leading to a deadlock that prompted Gandhi's arbitration and peaceful agitation.
3
Evaluate Statement 3 regarding leadership involvement
Statement 3 is correct. Anusuya Sarabhai (sister of industrialist Ambalal Sarabhai) actively supported the mill workers and requested Gandhi to lead the strike.
She was a key pioneer of the labor movement in Gujarat and subsequently founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association (Majoor Mahajan Sangh).

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Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918
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