Revolutionary, left, peasant and labour movements
Peasant movements from the Indigo revolt to Tebhaga and Telangana
Practise 4 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Bengal indigo revolt led by Digambar and Bishnu Biswas, Dinabandhu Mitra's Neel Darpan 1860, Indigo Commission 1860, support of Hindu Patriot and missionaries
- Pabna agrarian league 1873 against zamindar rent enhancement; Deccan riots 1875 against moneylenders, Deccan Agriculturists' Relief Act 1879
- UP Kisan Sabha 1918, Awadh Kisan Sabha 1920 with Baba Ramchandra; Eka movement 1921-22 in Hardoi, Bahraich and Sitapur under Madari Pasi, not led by taluqdars or the Congress
- Malabar Mappila rising 1921 from Khilafat-Non-Cooperation into anti-landlord and communal violence
- Bardoli 1928 against a 22 percent revenue enhancement, Vallabhbhai Patel earns the title Sardar, Broomfield-Maxwell inquiry
- AIKS founded Lucknow 1936 with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati as president and N.G. Ranga; Faizpur agrarian programme
- Tebhaga 1946-47 in Bengal for two-thirds share to bargadars (Floud Commission); Telangana armed struggle 1946-51 against Nizam's jagirdars; Punnapra-Vayalar 1946
Where to study
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 31 Peasant Movements 1857-1947
India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others
- ch. 3 Peasant Movements and Uprisings after 1857, pp. 50-60
- ch. 16 Peasant Movements and Nationalism in the 1920s, pp. 197-209
- ch. 27 Peasant Movements in the 1930s and '40s, pp. 343-355
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 3: Ruling the Countryside
- ch. 3 Ruling the Countryside, pp. 1-13 (printed 26-38)
- ch. 3 Ruling the Countryside, The Blue Rebellion and After, pp. 10-11 (printed 35-36)
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 9 Colonialism and the Countryside: Exploring Official Archives
- Theme 9 Colonialism and the Countryside, 3. A Revolt in the Countryside, pp. 19-29 (printed 245-255)
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 8: The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, The people's Mahatma; Source 4, pp. 10-11 (printed 102-103)
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 3. The Salt Satyagraha, p. 10 (printed 295)