Question

What was the connection of Awadh peasant movement with Non-cooperation movement?

Answer 1

Dear Student,

1. The peasant movement in Awadh was led by Baba Ram Chandra. He was a sanyasi who had worked in Fiji as an indentured labourer. He started the Awadh movement against talukdars and landlords who demanded high rents from the peasants.
2. The peasants were forced to work at landlords' farms without any payment. Through this moment Baba Ram Chandra and the peasant demanded reduction of revenue, the abolition of begar and social boycott of oppressive landlords.
3. In many places nai – dhobi bandhs were organised, in June 1920, Jawaharlal Nehru visited around the villages in Awadh to understand their grievances. In October Jawaharlal Nehru, Baba Ram Chandra and a few others formed the Oudh Kisan Sabha that worked for it lead to a wider struggle.
4. The Awadh movement spread in 1921, when houses of talukdars and merchants were attacked, bazaars were looted, and grain hoards were taken over.
5. It was gradually merged with the nationwide non-cooperation movement. This is how the Awadh Peasant Movement is related to the Non-Cooperation Movement.

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