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    The document summarizes several major peasant movements that occurred in India between 1857-1947 against British rule and colonial economic policies. It lists movements such as the Indigo Revolt of 1859-60, the Rangpur Dhing uprising of 1783, the Kol Rebellion of 1832, the Mappila Rebellion in Malabar from 1841-1920, the Santhal Rebellion of 1855, the Deccan Uprising of 1875, the Munda Ulgulan of 1899-1900, and several others. The movements were responses to atrocities committed against peasants, including eviction from their lands, increased rents and taxes, exploitation by moneylenders, and disruption of their traditional ways of life and crafts under

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    UPSC Civil Services Examination

    Political Science & International Relations


    Topic: Peasant Movements: 1857-1947

    Peasant Movements are a part of social movements against British atrocities in the 18th and 19th
    centuries of British Colonial Period. These movements had a sole purpose of restoring the earlier forms
    of rule and social relations. The peasant movements are an important part of modern Indian History
    which forms a significant subject of IAS Exam. UPSC has asked nearly 6-7 questions from freedom
    struggle portion.
    This article will detail about Peasant movements in the 18th and 19th centuries to enhance your
    preparation for UPSC History that comes in both Prelims and Mains GS-I papers.

    What caused the peasants revolt?


    There were various reasons related with agrarian restructuring for peasants to revolt. The reasons are
    given below:

     Peasants were evicted from their lands


     The rent that the peasants had to pay for their lands was increased
     Atrocities by the Moneylenders
     Peasants’ traditional handicrafts were ruined
     The ownership of land was taken away from peasants during Zamindari rule
     Massive Debt
     Colonial Economic Policies
     Land Revenue System was not favouring the peasants

    List of Early Peasants Revolt


    The list of Peasants Revolt is given in the table below:

    Peasant Movement Details

    Indigo Revolt  Indigo was recognized as a chief cash crop for the East India
    (1859-60) Company’s investments.
     It is also known as ‘Nil Bidroho’
     All categories of the rural population, missionaries, the Bengal
    intelligentsia and Muslims.
     This indigo revolt gave birth to a political movement and
    stimulated national sentiment against the British rulers among
    Indian masses.

    Rangpur Dhing  Rangpur uprising took place in Bengal


    (1783)  It is called the first tough peasant rebellion against the rule of
    the East India Company.
     It evidently uncovered the evils like Ijaradari scheme related
    with the system of colonial exploitation.
     It paved the way for formulating a land settlement that would be
    permanent in nature
     The rebellion spread over a significant area, including Ranchi,
    Hazaribagh, Palamau and Manbhum.
     After two years of strong confrontation, they lost to modern
    weapons of the British.

    Kol Rebellion  The Kols and other tribes enjoyed independence underneath
    (1832) their chiefs but the British entry threatened their independence.
     The handover of tribal lands and the encroachment of
    moneylenders, merchants and British laws generated a lot of
    pressure.
     The Kol tribal planned an insurgency in 1831-32 which was
    engaged primarily against Government officers and private
    money-lenders.

    Mappila Rebellion  Mappila uprising was sequences of rebellions by the Mappila


    in Malabar (1841- Muslims of Malabar region of Kerala.
    1920)  The main causes were, increase in land tax, security of tenure
    and exploitation of the poor peasantry by the landlords.
     The revolt goes fell into the trap of Hindu-Muslim riot.
     During this period there was Khilafat movement was raised for
    the fulfillment of freedom for Muslims.
     The 1921 uprising was a manifestation of long-lasting agrarian
    dissatisfaction, which was only strengthened by the religious
    and ethnic uniqueness and by their political alienation.

    Santhal Rebellion  It was a native rebellion in present day Jharkhand against both
    (1855) the British colonial authority and zamindari system by the
    Santhal people
     It was planned by four Murmu brothers -Sidhu, Kahnu, Chand
    and Bhairav
     The rebellion was suppressed thoroughly and largely
    shadowed by that of the other rebellions.

    Deccan Uprising  Along with the Permanent Settlement, British extended their
    (1875) presence beyond Bengal.
     Ryotwari Settlement was the revenue system that was
    introduced in the Bombay Deccan region
     The revolt started in Poona and henceforth it spread to
    Ahmednagar.
     This uprising also involved social boycott of the moneylender.

    Munda Ulgulan  Birsa Munda-led this movement in the region south of Ranchi
    (1899- 1900)  The Mundas conventionally enjoyed a special rent rate as the
    original clearer (Khuntkatti) of the forest. But this was eroded
    by the jagirdars and thikadars arrived as traders and
    moneylenders.
     As a result of this rebellion, government enacted Chotanagpur
    Tenancy Act 1908, recognized Khuntkatti rights, banned Beth
    Begari (forced labor)

    Narkelberia  Led by Titu Mir/ Mir Nithar Ali


    Uprising (1782-  In West Bengal
    1831)  against landlords, mainly Hindu, who imposed a beard-tax on
    the Faraizis, and British indigo planters
     merged into the Wahabi movement

    The Pagal Panthis  Led by Karam Shah


     To fight the oppression of the zamindars.

    Faraizi Revolt  Led by Shariat-Allah and his son Dadu Mian


     to expel the English intruders from Bengal

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