Peasant Movements

Question 1

Titu mirs movement ( west Bengal)

Answer 1

Against Beardtax imposed by Hindu landlords

Question 2

Pagal panthis movement of hajong and Garo tribes under leadership of Karam shah , tipu shah ??

Answer 2

Against hike in rents…..

Question 3

Moplah risings of Malabar

Answer 3

Against rise in revenue demand and reductionin field size

Question 4

Indigo revolt by Bengal indigo cultivators led by degambar and bishnu biswas .

Answer 4

Indigo commission was setup to review this situation

Question 5

Deccan peasants uprising ‘‘kardeh village and poona

Answer 5

Against corrupt money lenders

Question 6

Phadke ramosi uprising

Answer 6

Led by wasudeo balwant phadke .

Against british failure to take up Anti famine measures

Question 7

Telangana Inserruction 1946

Answer 7

Against practises of money lenders and officials of nuzam

Question 8

Tebhaga Movement by poor peasants and share croppers

Answer 8

Bargardari Bill was passed

Question 9

Eka movement

Answer 9

Against hike in tents
By members of Pasi and Ahir castes 1921’22.
Hardoi , barabanki , sitapur

Eka movement was a kind of Peaceful Protest started mainly in the region of Awadh, presently the North-Eastern Portion of Uttar Pradesh. This is also known as the ‘Peasant Movement’. The main demand for the movement was to reduce the rent which was said to be 50% higher than the recorded rent at that time.

Eka Movement or Unity Movement is a peasant movement which surfaced in Hardoi, Bahraich and Sitapur during the end of 1921. Initially started by Congress and the Khalifat movement, it was later headed by Madari Pasi.

Question 10

Bakasht movement 1936 Bihar

Answer 10

Against zamindari policies regarding occpancy rights

Question 11

Bardoli satyagraha, Guj

Answer 11

By kunbi patidar land owning peasants, and untouchables, supported by mehta brothers, vallabai Patel

Question 12

Punjab peasants revolt ‘pubjab 19th century

Answer 12

Against prospects of losing their land.

In respinse to protests Land alienation Act passed which imposed regulations on sale of land

Question 13

Pabna Agarian uprising, east bengal(now Bangla)

Answer 13

Its led by B.C chatterjee 
R.c dutt
Shah chandra roy
Shambu pal
Khoodi mollah

Question 14

Kjeda satyagraha lrd by gandhi 1918 guj.

Answer 14

Against Ignored appeals for remission of lqnd revenue in case of crop failures. , the demands were finally fulfilled.

Question 15

Champaran satyagraha ‘‘bihar

Answer 15

Against tinkathia system.

Later Champarian Agararian act was passed which abolished Tinkathia sytsyem

Question 16

Pabna rising took place under leader …?

Answer 16

Pabna Peasant Uprising was a resistance movement by the peasants against the lords of the lands in Bengal in the Yusufshahi pargana in Pabna. It was led by Ishan Chandra Roy, Ishan Chandra Roy is known as “Bidrohi Raja” or in English “Rebel King

Question 17

bijolia movement ….? Headed by and what is it and where is it ?

Answer 17

The Bijolia movement (Hindi: बिजोलिया आंदोलन) was a peasant movement in the Bijolia jagir of the former Mewar state (in present-day Rajasthan in India) against excessive land revenue exactions.