Bardoli (1928)
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Overview
Bardoli in Gujarat was the scene of the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, a peasant movement led by Vallabhbhai Patel, who earned the title "Sardar" through it.
Bardoli also gave its name to the Bardoli resolution of 12 February 1922, by which Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement after Chauri Chaura (5 February 1922), feeling the people were not yet ready for non-violence.
Geography and key facts
- Bardoli Satyagraha: 1928, led by Vallabhbhai Patel
- Patel became "Sardar" here
- Bardoli resolution: 12 February 1922
- Followed the Chauri Chaura incident (5 February 1922)
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (2003), Gandhi's early satyagrahas (2007, 2000) and the Eka Movement and Bardoli (2026).
Note for UPSC
Gujarat; led by Vallabhbhai Patel.
Questions link places with movements, sessions and years of the national movement.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2026 · Q19Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct ?…
- UPSC Prelims 2007 · Q57At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?…
- UPSC Prelims 2003 · Q86The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was…
- UPSC Prelims 2000 · Q80After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Bardoli (1928).
Key facts
- Type
- Freedom-struggle site
- State / UT
- Gujarat
- Year
- 1928
- Coordinates
- 21.120°N, 73.120°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 4 questions · 2026, 2007, 2003, 2000
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In the lessons
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