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1. Champaran Movement(1917)–

After returning in India from South Africa in 1915, it was the first rebellion in Bihar in 1917 in which Mahatma Gandhi took leading role for the well being of farmers . They were tortured by the British to grow indigo and other cash crops in their land and to sell those in cheap price to British. There was also pressure of heavy taxes on them. After the movement an agreement was made to canceled the hikes in revenue and to control the poor condition of farmers.

2.Kheda Movement(1918)–

By the affect of flood and famine  the yielded crops was destructed at  Kheda village, Gujrat in 1918. The farmers requestedBritish Govt. to exempt the tax but it was refused. Then a movement was launched by the farmers in which leading role was taken by Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai  Patel. Govt. threatened them with the seizure of their land.  After a struggle of five months Govt.  was agreed to give relief to the farmers from paying tax  and also returned farmer’s seized property

3. Khilafat Movement(1919)–

In 1919 the Muslims in India organised Khilafat Movement against British to restore the status of the Caliph in Turkey. Gandhiji took a very significance role with Muhammad Ali, Shaukat Ali,Maulana Abdul Bari,Abul Kalam Azad, Maulana Mahmud Al Hasan and others in this movement.He returned his medals received from the British Empire in South Africa. His role and Affect of this movement made him the face of  the National movement in India in very quick time.

4. Non-Cooperation Movement(1920)–

The incident of Jallianwala Bagh was one of the main reason for launching this movement against British in India  by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920. He started this movement with all his spirit to prove the power of non-cooperation against the Govt.  It brought the idea of Swaraj in Indian freedom movement. Everywhere in the country people started to boycott those establishments, schools, colleges and offices run by British.  But the incident of Chauri Chaura in 1922 where 23 police officials were killed, forced Gandhiji to stop the movement.

5.Salt March or Dandi Movement(1930)–

This movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi  when he started a Satyagraha againsts the salt tax in India  in March, 1930. He marched 388 kilometres from Ahmedabad to Dandi in Gujarat to make salt with thousands of people with him.

6. Quit India Movement(1942)–

This movement was launched on 8th August , 1942 by Mahatma Gandhi and National  Congress during the time of second World war to rule out British from India. He delivered ” Do or Die ” or ” Karenge ya Marenge” speech to inspire the people. As a result all the leaders of National Congress were arrested immediately. But the movement and the protests were everywhere across the country.  Somehow British managed to suppress the protests but after this movement they understood their time of rules India were over. after Second World War they made clear to handover the power to Indian.