Which leader collaborated with Mahatma Gandhi during the Kheda Satyagraha in 1918?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is: (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel played a significant role in supporting Mahatma Gandhi during the Kheda Satyagraha of 1918, which was a non-violent protest against the British demand for land revenue despite crop failure in the Kheda district of Gujarat.

• Gandhi led the movement, and Patel organized peasants, educated them about their rights, and helped mobilize them in non-payment of taxes.

• This marked one of Patel’s first major involvements in the freedom struggle and brought him into national prominence.

• Kheda Satyagraha took place in 1918 in Gujarat.

• The movement demanded remission of taxes due to drought and crop failure.

• It was one of Gandhi’s early Satyagrahas after Champaran (1917).

• It helped in building trust among peasants toward non-violent methods.

• Sardar Patel earned the title of "Sardar" during the Bardoli Satyagraha later in 1928.

• The success of Kheda further popularized Gandhi’s leadership in the Indian freedom movement.

• Subhas Chandra Bose: Played a key role in Azad Hind Fauj and Indian National Army; not involved in Kheda.

• Raj Kumar Shukla: Instrumental in bringing Gandhi to Champaran (1917) but not linked to Kheda.

• Lala Lajpat Rai: Prominent in Punjab politics, associated with extremist phase of freedom struggle, not connected with Kheda Satyagraha.