Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi, later on became more popular as, Mahatma Gandhi had success in defeating the British in Champaran and Kheda gave India its first victory in the struggle for freedom.
In a series of sessions in 1918, 1919 and 1920, where the old and the new generations clashed in famous and important debates, Gandhi and his young supporters imbued the Congress rank-and-file with passion and energy to combat British rule directly.