Telangana Rebellion
The Telangana Rebellion (Telugu: తెలంగాణా వెట్టి చాకిరి ఉద్యమం tělaṃgāṇā věţţi cākiri udyamaṃ (Telangana Bonded Labour Movement) or తెలంగాణా రైతాంగ సాయుధ పోరాటం tělaṃgāṇā raitāṃga sāyudha pōrāţaṃ (Telangana Peasants Armed Struggle) was a peasant rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region and later the princely state of Hyderabad, between 1946 and 1951.
Communist involvement
The communists were as surprised as everyone else to see their efforts culminate in a series of successful attempts at organising the rebellion and the distribution of land. With the Nizam holding on, even after the proclamation of Indian independence, the communists stepped up their campaign, stating that the flag of the Indian union was also the flag of the people of Hyderabad, much against the wishes of the ruling Asaf Jah dynasty.
Events
The revolt started in 1946 against the oppressive feudal lords and quickly spread to the Warangal and Bidar districts in around 4000 villages. Peasant farmers and labourers revolted against local feudal landlords (jagirdars and deshmukhs), who were ruling the villages known as samsthans. These samsthans were ruled mostly by Reddys and Velama, known as doralu.
