As a peasant in Uttar Pradesh in 1920, I would have enthusiastically responded to Gandhiji's call for Swaraj. For me and my community, Swaraj was not an abstract political concept but a tangible hope for liberation from immediate and severe oppression. My reasons would be deeply rooted in my daily struggles. Firstly, we were exploited by talukdars and landlords who demanded exorbitant rents and a variety of other cesses. Swaraj meant an end to this injustice and the hope for land redistribution—"land to the tiller." Secondly, we were subjected to 'begar,' or forced labor, without any payment. Gandhiji's call for self-respect and non-cooperation directly challenged this dehumanizing practice. Therefore, joining the movement, participating in 'nai-dhobi bandhs' (social boycotts of landlords), and believing in the promise of a "Gandhi Raj" would have been a rational and powerful response to a life of hardship, offering a vision of a future with dignity, economic relief, and justice.