8th Class Social Science The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947

  • question_answer 11)
     Find out how the national movement was organised in your city, district, area, or state. Who participated in it and who led it? What did the movement in your area achieve?  

    Answer:

     Our state, Bihar was an important part of India's struggle for independence. In particular, wealthy and educated people organized the national movement.   Generally, all sections of the society participated in the movement. Even in the beginning of the movement, Babu Kunwar Singh of Rajput Royal house of Jagdishpur and his army as well as countless other persons from Bihar contributed to the India's first war of Independence. The movement was led by many outstanding leaders like Babu Kunwar Singh, Swami Shajanand Saraswati, Desh Ratana Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Bihar Kesari Sri Krishna Sinha, Bihar Bibhuti Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Mulana Mazharul Haque, Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Yogendra Shukia and many others. Khudiram Bose, Upendra Narayan Jha "Azad" and Prafulla Chaki were also active in revolutionary movement in Bihar. In India's struggle for independence, the "Champaran Satyagraha" marks a very important stage. This marked Gandhiji's entry into the India's struggle for freedom. Local leader. Raj Kumar Shulkia drew the attention of Mahatma Gandhi to the plight of the peasants suffering under an oppressive system established by European indigo planters. Ultimately, the system was abolished. Gandhi became the mass leader only after the Champaran Satyagraha.      


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