Gandhi waged a year-long struggle for justice for poor sharecropping peasants in Champaran, Bihar who were forced to grow indigo and surrender their harvest as rent to British landlords. The peasants suffered under an unfair system and injustice. After meeting with a sharecropper named Raj Kumar Shukla, Gandhi visited Champaran to investigate and championed the peasants' cause, gaining their support. Through non-violent protest, Gandhi eventually achieved justice for the peasants and worked to improve their education, health, and living conditions.